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Memory Is Extended to Disk
Virtual memory allows more programs to be opened simultaneously by using the hard disk as temporary storage of memory pages.
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Page Out, Page In
When memory is full and the current program needs instructions that are not in memory, pages are swapped. In this example, program A needs a page from the disk, and a page from program C is swapped out to make room.
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