Computer Science for IGCSE & O level - Hardware (Section 20 - No. 36)
What is 'thrashing' in the context of virtual memory?
A situation where the CPU is underutilized.
A situation where the system spends an excessive amount of time swapping data between RAM and the hard drive.
The process of allocating memory to programs.
A form of data compression used by the operating system.
Paskaidrojums
Thrashing is excessive swapping which dramatically slows down system performance.