Figure 8-1 With virtual memory, which is illustrated in Figure 8-1, when an operating system spends much of its time paging, instead of executing application software, it is said to be ____.
A) zipping
B) compressing
C) restoring
D) thrashing

Question

Figure 8-1 With virtual memory, which is illustrated in Figure 8-1, when an operating system spends much of its time paging, instead of executing application software, it is said to be ____.
A) zipping 
B) compressing 
C) restoring 
D) thrashing

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

When an operating system spends much of its time paging, instead of executing application software, it is said to be thrashing.

Figure 8-1 with Virtual Memory, Which Is Illustrated in Figure