Operating Systems Concepts - Engineering

Q1:

In which of the storage placement strategies a program is placed in the smallest available hole in the main memory?

A best fit

B first fit

C worst fit

D buddy

E None of the above

ANS:A - best fit

1) Best fit: The allocator places a process in the smallest block of unallocated memory in which it will fit.

2) Worst fit: The memory manager places a process in the largest block of unallocated memory available.