Practice Fragmentation And Mitigation (3.5) - Memory Management in Real-Time and Embedded Operating Systems
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Fragmentation and Mitigation

Practice - Fragmentation and Mitigation

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is internal fragmentation?

💡 Hint: Think about how pieces of pizza can be unequally distributed.

Question 2 Easy

Give one example of how to mitigate internal fragmentation.

💡 Hint: Consider how we can standardize memory requests.

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Question 1

What is internal fragmentation?

Wasted space within allocated blocks
Free memory in small chunks
Memory fragmentation without any waste

💡 Hint: Think of pizza slices again!

Question 2

True or False: External fragmentation arises when allocated memory is too small for requests.

True
False

💡 Hint: Visualize parking spaces again.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Analyze a given memory usage report for a system and identify instances of both internal and external fragmentation, providing suggestions for optimization.

💡 Hint: Keep an eye on allocation sizes and intervals.

Challenge 2 Hard

Devise a memory management strategy for an embedded system that faces both types of fragmentation and provide justifications for your chosen methods.

💡 Hint: Think about your daily tasks and when you can clean up your schedule.

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