Computer Fundamentals - Engineering

Q1:

Which is a swapping device is used to hold the images of pages in main memory.

A Plex

B Paging drum

C Card punch

D Optical mark reader

E None of the above

ANS:B - Paging drum

Paging drum one form of swapping device used to hold the images of pages no longer held in main memory in a paging virtual management system.

Paging drums typically are designed to have a relatively small capacity, low latency, and very high transfer rate.