Question 37

What is coalescing ?

  1. AIt is second strategy for allocating kernel memory.
  2. BThe buddy system allocates memory from a fixed size segment consisting of physically contiguous pages .
  3. CKernel memory is often allocated from a free-memory pool different from the list used to satisfy ordinary user made processes
  4. DAn advantage of the buddy system is how quickly adjacent buddies can be combined to form larger segments using this technique.
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Correct answer: (D) An advantage of the buddy system is how quickly adjacent buddies can be combined to form larger segments using this technique.

Explanation

In the buddy system, when a block is freed, it can be quickly merged with its free buddy to form a larger segment. This merging is called coalescing.

From DSSSB TGT Computer Science Practice Set 1

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