Internal fragmentation occurs in paging because
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Internal fragmentation occurs in paging because
- A.
Pages are not fully utilized
- B.
Processes are allocated inconsistent memory
- C.
The page table size is too large
- D.
The TLB is overloaded
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Correct answer: A
Internal fragmentation in paging occurs because memory is allocated in fixed-size pages. If a process does not completely fill an allocated page, the remaining unused space inside that page is wasted. This happens because processes may not fully utilize the entire page size.