Question 111Asked in CIL MT Systems, 24 Aug 2026 (3:00 PM, CBT-26)

Define thrashing in an operating system.

  1. AExcessive swapping of pages in and out of memory
  2. BA process being started abnormally
  3. CA read-write operation failure
  4. DA deadlock occurring in memory allocation
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Correct answer: (A) Excessive swapping of pages in and out of memory

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