What type of memory allocation problem occurs when free memory blocks are broken down into tiny, disconnected gaps that are too small to serve new process requests? MCQ with Answer and Explanation
What type of memory allocation problem occurs when free memory blocks are broken down into tiny, disconnected gaps that are too small to serve new process requests?
A. External Fragmentation
B. Virtual Paging Fault
C. Deadlock Allocation
D. Internal Fragmentation
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
External fragmentation occurs when total free memory space exists to satisfy a allocation request, but it is split up non-contiguously into tiny pockets.
Explanation:
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and runtime libraries bridge user applications to the underlying system calls of the operating system kernel.
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