MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

COMPUTER ORGANIZATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ is generally used to increase the apparent size of physical memory.
A
Secondary memory
B
Virtual memory
C
Hard Disks
D
Disks
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The other defintion for Virtual Memory is the Technique for using disks to extend the apparent size of physical memory beyond it’s actual physical size. Virtual Memory when implemented by a computer and its Operating System, allows programmers to use a very large range of memory or storage address for stored data.

Detailed explanation-2: -a)Secondary memoryb)Virtual memoryc)Hard-diskd)DisksCorrect answer is option ‘B’. Can you explain this answer?. Solutions for is generally used to increase the apparent size of physical memory. a)Secondary memoryb)Virtual memoryc)Hard-diskd)DisksCorrect answer is option ‘B’.

Detailed explanation-3: -Virtual memory is typically larger than physical memory-there wouldn’t be much reason for virtual memory mappings if virtual memory and physical memory were the same size. Only the needed part of a program is resident in memory, typically-this is a topic called “paging".

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