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Memory Management<br />

Consideration Paging Segmentation<br />

Need the programmer be aware<br />

No<br />

Yes<br />

that this technique is being<br />

used?<br />

How many linear address<br />

1 Many<br />

spaces are there?<br />

Can the total address space<br />

Yes<br />

Yes<br />

exceed the size of physical<br />

memory?<br />

Can procedures and data be<br />

No<br />

Yes<br />

distinguished and separately<br />

protected?<br />

Can tables whose size<br />

No<br />

Yes<br />

fluctuates be accommodated<br />

easily?<br />

Is sharing of procedures<br />

No<br />

Yes<br />

between users facilitated?<br />

Why was the technique To get a large linear address To allow programs and data to be<br />

invented?<br />

space without having to buy broken up into logically<br />

more physical memory independent address spaces and<br />

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