Virtual memory is

2007

Virtual memory is

  1. A.

    Part of Main Memory only used for swapping

  2. B.

    A technique to allow a program, of size more than the size of the main memory, to run

  3. C.

    Part of secondary storage used in program execution

  4. D.

    None of these

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Correct answer: B

Virtual memory lets the system execute a program whose logical address space is larger than the available physical main memory by using secondary storage with memory-management support.

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