Unit 2 — Memory and Process Management
Week of Mon, Sep 7 · week closes Sun, Sep 13 · 120 points
This module's items
- Module quizzes 3–420 pts
- Unit 2 Lab50 pts
- Unit 2 Test50 pts
Exact due times are in Canvas. Late work is not accepted.
Know these cold
- A process is a running program; a thread is a path of execution inside it.
- Scheduling algorithms: FCFS, round robin, priority, shortest job first — know the tradeoffs.
- Virtual memory: paging moves pages between RAM and disk; too much paging = thrashing.
- Task Manager / Activity Monitor / top show processes, CPU, and memory in real time.
Meerk's quiz — open the gate for Unit 2
10 questions, no time limit. 85% on your first attempt in a 24-hour window opens the gate. Retakes inside the window are practice — they help you learn, they don't count. Work alone; the point is to know it, not to have seen it.
