GATE 2005
March 12, 2025GATE 2005
March 12, 2025GATE 2005
| Question 21 |
What is the swap space in the disk used for?
| Saving temporary html pages
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| Saving process data
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| Storing the super-block | |
| Storing device drivers
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Question 21 Explanation:
A swap file is a space on hard disk used as the virtual memory extension of a computer’s real memory.
→ The interchange of data between a virtual memory and a real memory is called as swapping and space on a disk as ‘swap space’.
→ Swap space in the disk can be used for saving process data.
→ The interchange of data between a virtual memory and a real memory is called as swapping and space on a disk as ‘swap space’.
→ Swap space in the disk can be used for saving process data.
Correct Answer: B
Question 21 Explanation:
A swap file is a space on hard disk used as the virtual memory extension of a computer’s real memory.
→ The interchange of data between a virtual memory and a real memory is called as swapping and space on a disk as ‘swap space’.
→ Swap space in the disk can be used for saving process data.
→ The interchange of data between a virtual memory and a real memory is called as swapping and space on a disk as ‘swap space’.
→ Swap space in the disk can be used for saving process data.