What is the primary effect of thrashing on system performance?

Options

  • A. Improved throughput
  • B. Faster process execution
  • C. Severe performance degradation
  • D. Reduced need for memory
  • E. None of the above

Correct Answer (Detailed Explanation is Below)

C. Severe performance degradation

Detailed Explanation

Thrashing causes severe performance degradation because the system spends most of its time handling paging activity rather than performing useful computation.