COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What happens when the computer is thrashing?
A) A hacker is attempting to circumvent antivirus software and firewalls.
B) Items are being released from being stored in memory because the processor no longer requires them.
C) The computer is exchanging data between memory and storage.
D) The operating system spends too much of its time paging, instead of executing application software.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Thrashing occurs when the operating system spends excessive time swapping data between RAM and disk storage (paging) rather than executing applications, leading to reduced performance.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What Happens When the Computer Is Thrashing