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Flashcards by Malachy Moran-Tun, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Generally, what is Memory Management and the Two Types? | > Allocates different parts of memory to each program, open file, etc. > Each of these parts may change in size whilst being used, thus the amount of memory they take up must be managed > This is done through paging or segmentation, which split the parts into smaller sections |
| What is Virtual Memory? | > Used when RAM is becoming full > Pages of inactive items in RAM are temporarily swapped to permanent storage to make room for active items > Due to the much slower speed of permanent storage, and the physical division, this can dramatically slow down the computer |
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