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Which of the following statements regarding the Best Fit memory allocation strategy is true?

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Which of the following statements regarding the Best Fit memory allocation strategy is true?
  • ABest Fit may cause excessive fragmentation by creating many small unusable holes.
  • BBest Fit always allocates memory faster since it searches the larger free partition.
  • CBest Fit prefers allocating memory at the start of the memory block list.
  • DBest Fit merges adjacent free partitions soon after allocation.
Correct answer: A

Explanation

Best fit picks the smallest hole that fits the request, which leaves tiny leftover holes that are too small to use, causing external fragmentation.

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