Computer Science Illuminated
Computer Science Illuminated
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781284155617
Author: Nell Dale, John Lewis
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
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Chapter 10, Problem 72E

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Difference between fixed partitioning and dynamic partitioning:

The following table shows the difference between fixed partitioning and dynamic partitioning:

Fixed partitioningDynamic partitioning
This is the technique which divides the main memory into specified number of partitions where the program is loaded into memory which is large enough to hold it.This is the technique in which main memory is visualized as a single large partition, and memory is allocated according to the space required by the program.
The size of partition is not fixed even though it is divided into partitions. When Operating System (OS) is initialized, the size of the program is fixed...

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