The Following Algorithm Can Be Described as ____

question 32

Multiple Choice

The following algorithm can be described as ____. 1 Set counter to 1
2 Do while counter <= number of blocks in memory
If job_size > memory_size(counter)
Then counter = counter + 1
Else
Load job into memory_size(counter)
Adjust free/busy memory lists
Go to step 4
End do
3 Put job in waiting queue
4 Go fetch next job

• A) first-fit memory allocation
• B) best-fit memory allocation
• C) least-fit memory allocation
• D) fixed partition memory allocation

---

Definitions:

Watch

A portable timepiece designed to be worn on the wrist or carried, used to measure and display time.

Psychophysics

The scientific study of the relationship between the physical properties of stimuli and the sensations and perceptions they produce.

Signal Detection Research

A field of study that explores how decisions are made under conditions of uncertainty and the processes through which signals are distinguished from noise.

Sensation

The process by which sensory receptors and the nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from the environment.