chapter 17 - kapittel 17 - Free space management

Question 1

two main goals when managing free memory

Answer 1

fast

minimize fragmentation

Question 2

best fit strategy?

Answer 2

choose the smallest block big enough for the request

Question 3

worst fit strategy?

Answer 3

pick the largest block available

Question 4

first fit strategy?

Answer 4

stop at the first block big enough for the request

Question 5

next fit strategy?

Answer 5

Like first fit, but continue searching from where the last search ended