Consider a system with a total physical memory of 8 GB and total virtual memory of 16 GB. If the system is using 6 GB of physical memory and 10 GB of virtual memory, how much memory is being swapped out?
Asked In:
BPSC TRE 3.0
Options
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A.
2 GB
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B.
4 GB
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C.
6 GB
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D.
More than one of the above
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E.
None of the above
Correct Answer (Detailed Explanation is Below)
B.
4 GB
Detailed Explanation
Under the simplified model of this question, swapped-out memory is the used virtual memory not currently accommodated in physical memory: 10 GB − 6 GB = 4 GB.
