What identifies blocks of memory that were once allocated, but are no longer in use and de-allocates the blocks and marks them as free?
A)Postmortem Intake
B)Data Release
C)Garbage collector
D)Error Handling

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A garbage collector identifies blocks of memory that were once allocated but are no longer in use and de-allocates the blocks and marks them as free. This is an automated way for the operating system to carry out part of its memory management tasks. It also gathers scattered blocks of free memory and combines them into larger blocks. It helps provide a more stable environment and does not waste memory.

What Identifies Blocks of Memory That Were Once Allocated, but Are