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Operating Systems
Q20 / 100
What is thrashing in operating systems?
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The correct answer is B) A state where the OS spends more time paging than executing processes due to insufficient physical memory
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Correct Answer
A state where the OS spends more time paging than executing processes due to insufficient physical memory
Explanation
Thrashing occurs when too many processes compete for physical memory, causing constant page faults and swapping, making CPU utilization drop near zero.
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