An overlay is:

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An overlay is:

  1. A.

    A single contiguous memory that was used in old days for running large programs by swapping

  2. B.

    Overloading the system with many files

  3. C.

    A specific memory location

  4. D.

    A part of operating system

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Correct answer: A

An overlay is a memory management technique that allows programs larger than physical memory to run by swapping segments into a specific region of memory.

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