Segmentation

CSC 213 - Operating Systems and Parallel Algorithms - Weinman



Answer the following questions. Record your answers in your Reading Journal.
  1. Identify the sentence from today's reading that best illustrates a trade-off introduced by segmentation. Briefly (3-5 sentences) explain your choice (and what is being traded for!).
  2. Briefly explain the difference between internal and external fragmentation as you would to a peer who is not a science major.
  3. Identify (and briefly elaborate on) the paragraph from today's reading that remains the most confusing to you. Select the most important, confusing sentence from the passage, underline each of the key words, and give your definition of each key word.