Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Week 8: Memory Management Fundamentals

Topics Covered

Address Spaces

Segmentation

Fragmentation

Lecture Slides

Presentation slides for this week

Slides will be posted before class.

Required Readings

1.
Operating System Concepts (Silberschatz)
Relevant chapters for Memory Management Fundamentals

Assignments

New

Assignment 4: Memory Allocator

Released this week. See the assignments page for details.

Due

Assignment 3: Deadlock Detection Algorithm

Due this week. Make sure to submit before the deadline.