In this installment, the author describes the various techniques used for memory management in an embedded OS. Adapted from “Embedded Systems Architecture, 2nd Edition” by Tammy Noergaard (Newnes) 9.3 ...

What does PC memory management actually mean? ... The PC's DOS operating system was designed to address no more than one ... of memory. Today, an entry-level computer has 4,000 times as much.

A fundamental overview of operating systems (OSes) with an emphasis on practice. Topics covered include: OS structure, OS models, OS abstractions, concurrency sources, concurrency challenges, ...

Learn about and revise operating systems with this BBC Bitesize GCSE Computer Science Eduqas study guide.

Virtual memory breaks programs into fixed-size blocks called pages. If a computer has abundant physical memory, the operating system loads all of a program's pages into RAM.

Least-recently used is a good guess, but it's not always right. Windows 8 will provide a new way for applications to give hints to the virtual memory system to mark some memory as "low priority." ...