Operating System Functions
What
is memory management?
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p. 400 Fig. 8-8
Step 1. The operating system transfers the least recently used data and program instructions to disk because memory is needed for other functions.
Step 2. The operating system transfers data and program instructions from disk to memory when they are needed.
ØOptimizing use of
random access memory (RAM)
ØWith virtual
memory (VM), portion of hard disk is allocated to
function as RAM