Memory management (operating systems)
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memory-management-operating-systems-205-2194263
title:
Memory management (operating systems)
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In operating systems, memory management is the function responsible for managing the computer's primary memory. The memory management function keeps track of the status of each memory location, either allocated or free. It determines how memory is allocated among competing processes, deciding which gets memory, when they receive it, and how much they are allowed. When memory is allocated it determines which memory locations will be assigned. It tracks when memory is freed or unallocated and upda
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Function of computer operating systems
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_management_(operating_systems)
date created:
2012-05-08T16:33:22Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T08:23:24Z
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