A process in memory also contains a heap section. What is the heap used for?
Pick an option to check yourself, or open the answer below.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B. Dynamically allocating memory during process run time
Explanation
The heap holds memory allocated dynamically at run time (malloc/new). Temporary data is on the stack, and scheduling/accounting information is in the PCB.More System Software and Operating System questions
- How many page faults occur with the optimal algorithm for the reference string 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 3, 4, 1, 6, 7, 8, 7, 8 with four frames?
- The degree of concurrency of thread models can be arranged as:
- Which of the following statements are true? A. If the time quantum is extremely small, round robin can result in a large number of context…
- Processes (arrival, execution time in ms): A (0, 6), B (3, 2), C (5, 4), D (7, 6), E (10, 3). Using shortest-remaining-time-first schedulin…
- Select the correct order of basic page replacement: A. A page-replacement algorithm is used if there is no free frame B. The process is con…
- Match List I (reference bit, modify bit) with List II (enhanced second-chance algorithm)List I List II A. (reference = 0, modify = 0) I. Mu…