Practice Characteristics of Memory in Embedded and RTOS Systems - 3.2 | 3. Memory Management in Real-Time and Embedded Operating Systems | Operating Systems
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What does RAM stand for?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think of the type of memory that is used for temporary data storage.

Question 2

Easy

Why is static allocation preferred in embedded systems?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what happens with dynamic allocations.

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Question 1

Why is static allocation preferred in embedded systems?

  • It is more flexible
  • It avoids unpredictability
  • It uses more memory

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what happens during runtime.

Question 2

Only real-time operating systems have no virtual memory.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what types of systems lack MMUs.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Design a memory management strategy for a simple embedded system with only 1KB RAM and 512B ROM. Explain your choices of static vs dynamic allocation in this context.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the system constraints carefully.

Question 2

Explain how you would mitigate the risk of fragmentation in a dynamically allocated embedded system.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about memory usage patterns and behaviors.

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