COMPUTER SOFTWARE
OPERATING SYSTEMS
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Question
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Which of the following statements relates to segmentation?
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Variable size memory blocks
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Fixed size memory blocks
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Fetching the next instruction as the current one is being decoded
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Parts of files distributed across a disk
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In real mode or V86 mode, the size of a segment can range from 1 byte up to 65, 536 bytes (using 16-bit offsets).
Detailed explanation-2: -Memory segmentation describes the system of segmenting processes and loading the information into non-contiguous spaces in memory. This allows for better efficiency in memory management. Though the system incurs external fragmentation it allows for smaller chunks of segmented processes to be loaded.
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