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Question 7Asked in DSSSB TGT Computer Science (Technical), 12 Sep 2025, Shift 2 (1:00 PM)

Which of the following statements regarding the Best Fit memory allocation strategy is

Which of the following statements regarding the Best Fit memory allocation strategy is true?
  1. ABest Fit may cause excessive fragmentation by creating many small unusable holes.
  2. BBest Fit always allocates memory faster since it searches the larger free partition.
  3. CBest Fit prefers allocating memory at the start of the memory block list.
  4. DBest Fit merges adjacent free partitions soon after allocation.
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Correct answer: (A) Best Fit may cause excessive fragmentation by creating many small unusable holes.

Explanation

Best Fit chooses the smallest hole that fits, so the leftover pieces are tiny and often too small to use, causing external fragmentation. It also searches the entire list, so it is not faster.

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