Operating system What is the difference between internal and external fragmentation? How does this affect the hardware side of the system? In a fixed-partitioning scheme, what are the advantages of using unequal-size partitions? What is the essential of making a partitions on a system?

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  1. What is the difference between internal and external fragmentation? How does this affect the hardware side of the system?
  2. In a fixed-partitioning scheme, what are the advantages of using unequal-size partitions? What is the essential of making a partitions on a system?

 

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