Question Three

The operating system $($OS$)$ is essential to the working of a computer system. Among many of its functionalities, one can cite Memory management and Processor management.

a$)$ Choose only false statements about the importance of memory management by the operating system in modern computers:

$[5$ Marks$]$

A$.$ Operating System's memory management helps computers to allocate memory to running apps and deallocate memory when these apps are terminated.

B$.$ Memory management also contributes to running of several apps at the same time.

C$.$ Memory management was introduced to enable Operating Systems to only allocate a chunk of memory and swap it among running applications.

D$.$ Memory management in modern operating systems is better known as RAM $($Random Access Memory$)$ reset and synchronisation.

E$.$ Memory management in operating systems is mostly about increasing the speed of execution of applications.