Computer Science for IGCSE & O level - Hardware (Section 10 - No. 3)

Which term refers to the process where excessive hard drive activity slows down overall computer performance when using virtual memory?
Caching
Fragmentation
Disk thrashing
Swapping

Explanation

Disk thrashing occurs when the computer spends excessive time moving data between RAM and the hard drive, slowing down operations.

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