Sunday, December 21, 2014

Memory Management

1. Memory Management

  • all data in memory before and after processing
  • all instructions in memory in order to execute
  • memory management determines what is memory when 
    • optimizing CPU utilization and compute response to users
  • memory management activities
    • keep track of which parts of memory are currently being used and by whom
    • deciding which processes (or parts thereof) and data to move into and out of memory
    • allocating and deallocating memory space as needed
  • virtual memory management is an essential part of most operating system



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