COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
OPERATING SYSTEM
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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periodically saving documents
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assigning memory resources to optimize system preformance
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backup up the hard drive
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controlling and coordinating computer memory
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Detailed explanation-1: -Memory management is the process of controlling and coordinating a computer’s main memory. It ensures that blocks of memory space are properly managed and allocated so the operating system (OS), applications and other running processes have the memory they need to carry out their operations.
Detailed explanation-2: -(i) To keep track of all memory locations free or allocated and if allocated, to which process and how much. (ii) To decide memory allocation policy i.e. which process should get how memory when and where. (iii) To use various techniques and algorithms to allocate or dellocate memory locations.
Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is CPU. CPU is the abbreviation of Central processing unit. CPU is known as the brain of the computer.