Practice Buddy System - 6.4.1 | Module 6: Memory Management Strategies II - Virtual Memory | Operating Systems
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is the Buddy System?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about memory management in operating systems.

Question 2

Easy

What happens when a block is freed?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the process of freeing memory.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is the primary purpose of the Buddy System?

  • Reduce internal fragmentation
  • Optimize allocation speed
  • Manage memory in pairs

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the approach of the system.

Question 2

True or False: The Buddy System only allocates memory of exactly requested sizes.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Reflect on how block sizes are defined.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Given a scenario where 50KB is requested from a 512KB memory pool using the Buddy System, demonstrate the allocation and how fragmented memory may occur after several allocations.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Keep track of both the allocations and the leftover memory after each operation.

Question 2

Analyze how the Buddy System would handle a sequence of operations, including several requests and deallocations within a 256KB block, then evaluate the efficiency against another memory management technique.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Focus on analyzing the trade-offs of this system in terms of speed and memory allocation efficiency.

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