Practice Fragmentation and Mitigation - 3.5 | 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 is internal fragmentation?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how pieces of pizza can be unequally distributed.

Question 2

Easy

Give one example of how to mitigate internal fragmentation.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how we can standardize memory requests.

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Interactive Quizzes

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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

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think of pizza slices again!

Question 2

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

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Visualize parking spaces again.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

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

πŸ’‘ Hint: Keep an eye on allocation sizes and intervals.

Question 2

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

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about your daily tasks and when you can clean up your schedule.

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