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To find the correct answer for the given statement. Non-contiguous memory allocation scheme. Explanation: When a process comes into the main memory for execution, it needs the memory space where it can reside during the period of execution. Various allocation schemes are used to allocate the main memory. The non-contiguous is the memory allocation scheme where the free and available memory space is scattered at any place in the main memory. The free space is not in continuous block form. When a process needs a block in the main memory, according to the availability of the free space, it is allocated to that process. A mechanism called paging is used by a non-contiguous memory allocation scheme to keep track of the base address of the block occupied by a process. Conclusion: Therefore, a non-contiguous memory allocation scheme is the scheme where a single process might be physically located in a scattered portion of the main memory.

To find the correct answer for the given statement. Non-contiguous memory allocation scheme. Explanation: When a process comes into the main memory for execution, it needs the memory space where it can reside during the period of execution. Various allocation schemes are used to allocate the main memory. The non-contiguous is the memory allocation scheme where the free and available memory space is scattered at any place in the main memory. The free space is not in continuous block form. When a process needs a block in the main memory, according to the availability of the free space, it is allocated to that process. A mechanism called paging is used by a non-contiguous memory allocation scheme to keep track of the base address of the block occupied by a process. Conclusion: Therefore, a non-contiguous memory allocation scheme is the scheme where a single process might be physically located in a scattered portion of the main memory.

Solution Summary: The author explains a non-contiguous memory allocation scheme where the free and available memory space is scattered at any place in the main memory.

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