Which memory management technique uses fixed-sized blocks of memory, allowing…
2025
Which memory management technique uses fixed-sized blocks of memory, allowing processes to be loaded into any available block?
- A.
Paging
- B.
Segmentation
- C.
Virtual memory
- D.
Relocation
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Correct answer: A
Paging is the memory-management technique that uses fixed-size blocks. Logical memory is divided into pages, and physical memory is divided into frames of the same size. A process can be loaded into any available frames, so contiguous physical memory is not required.