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external fragmentation use in paging
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When could fragmentation of the paging file occur?
If a paging file resides on a partition that contains other data, it may experience fragmentation as it expands to satisfy the extra virtual memory that is required.
What performance-degrading issue is that the paging file subject to if it moved to a partition containing data?
Fragmentation
When does fragmentation of the paging file occur?
Because sharks get their teeth cleamed by fish in the sea weed
Give one reason you should make the paging file maximum size the same as the paging file initial size?
In order to prevent page file fragmentation.
Why paging is used?
Paging is solution to external fragmentation problem whichis to permit the logical address space of a process to benoncontiguous, thus allowing a process to be allocatingphysical memory wherever the latter is available.
Why paging used?
Paging is solution to external fragmentation problem whichis to permit the logical address space of a process to benoncontiguous, thus allowing a process to be allocatingphysical memory wherever the latter is available.
Can paging solve the problems of internal fragmention and external fragmentation?
By paging I am assuming you mean the page file which cannot be defragmented whilst you are running windows. therefore you need a defragmenter that perfomes an offline defrag. I assume too that is what you meant by external fragmentation. Companies like RAXCO, offer an offline defragmenter which does solve your problem assuming I have understood it correctly.
What type of fragmentation is caused by relocatable dynamic?
internal fragmentation
Does paging suffer from internal fragmentation?
If there are large blank spaces in each page of the program then internal fragmentation can occur. Smaller pages can remedy this, but the overall amount of pages will then increase, causing slowed execution.
What are the advantages AND disadvantages of paging and segmentation?
Paging Paging works by dividing memory into small pieces of memory (frames) and then logically divides the program into same-size pieces (pages). Paging Advantages Easy to allocated from free list of frames -Physical memory is allocated from free list of frames -External Fragmentation is not a problem Easy to "page out" chunks of programs -All Chunks are the same size (page size) -Use valid bit to detect references to "paged-out" pages Paging Disadvantages Can Still have internal fragmentation -process may not use memory in exact multiples of pages Memory reference overhead -2 references per address lookup Memory required to hold page tables can be large
Compare the memory organization schemes of contiguous memory allocation, pure segmentation, and pure paging with respect to the following issues External fragmentation?
Contiguous memory allocation scheme suffers from external fragmentation as address spaces are allocated contiguously and holes develop as old processes die and new processes are initiated. It also does not allow processes to share code, since a process's virtual memory segment is not broken into non-contiguous fine-grained segments. Pure segmentation also suffers from external fragmentation as a segment of a process is laid out contiguously in physical memory and fragmentation would occur as segments of dead processes are replaced by segments of new processes. Segmentation, however, enables processes to share code; for instance, two different processes could share a code segment but have distinct date segments. Pure paging does not suffer from external fragmentation, but instead suffers from internal fragmentations. Processes are allocated in page granularity and if a page is not completely utilized, it results in internal fragmentation and a corresponding wastage of space. Paging also enables processes to share code at the granularity of pages.
Why are segmentiation and paging sometimes combined into one scheme?
Segmentation and paging are combined in a scheme called Segmented Paging to leverage the benefits of both techniques. This allows for efficient management of memory by dividing it into segments based on logical partitions and further dividing those segments into pages for optimized memory utilization and protection. Segmenting helps in managing variable-sized data structures, while paging streamlines memory allocation and reduces fragmentation. By combining these two strategies, Segmented Paging enhances memory management and provides more flexibility in handling memory access and protection.
