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  1. In internal fragmentation, memory is internal to a partition and :
  2. A.
    is being used
    B.
    is not being used
    C.
    is always used
    D.
    None of these

  3. A solution to the problem of external fragmentation is :
  4. A.
    compaction
    B.
    larger memory space
    C.
    smaller memory space
    D.
    None of these

  5. Another solution to the problem of external fragmentation problem is to :
  6. A.
    permit the logical address space of a process to be noncontiguous
    B.
    permit smaller processes to be allocated memory at last
    C.
    permit larger processes to be allocated memory at last
    D.
    All of these

  7. If relocation is static and is done at assembly or load time, compaction _________.
  8. A.
    cannot be done
    B.
    must be done
    C.
    must not be done
    D.
    can be done

  9. The disadvantage of moving all process to one end of memory and all holes to the other direction, producing one large hole of available memory is :
  10. A.
    the cost incurred
    B.
    the memory used
    C.
    the CPU used
    D.
    All of these

  11. __________ is generally faster than _________ and _________.
  12. A.
    first fit, best fit, worst fit
    B.
    best fit, first fit, worst fit
    C.
    worst fit, best fit, first fit
    D.
    None of these

  13. External fragmentation exists when :
  14. A.
    enough total memory exists to satisfy a request but it is not contiguous
    B.
    the total memory is insufficient to satisfy a request
    C.
    a request cannot be satisfied even when the total memory is free
    D.
    None of these

  15. External fragmentation will not occur when :
  16. A.
    first fit is used
    B.
    best fit is used
    C.
    worst fit is used
    D.
    no matter which algorithm is used, it will always occur

  17. Sometimes the overhead of keeping track of a hole might be :
  18. A.
    larger than the memory
    B.
    larger than the hole itself
    C.
    very small
    D.
    All of these

  19. When the memory allocated to a process is slightly larger than the process, then :
  20. A.
    internal fragmentation occurs
    B.
    external fragmentation occurs
    C.
    both a and b
    D.
    neither a nor b