MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin

Pretty much only C is worded well. The assumptions and A and B need a bit of clarification.

As there are about several different ways to measure it. I am sure there are more than the 3 I have

1) Size of the fragmentation (like you pointed out). Because that would be the biggest you could get in there. As everything would compact. This is probably the right answer given the context.
2) avg/mean size of blocks that are enough to hold the program. This would be more akin to system with virtual memory and relocation.
3) size of the block from start to end including fragmentation and the program (if the program can be fragmented, which in this case I doubt). In which case you need more data which it did not give you.

With a relocatable dynamic partitions scheme the size of the block should be equal to the size of the program assuming they are not doing a virtual memory system (in which case its more like 3). Does it tell you the size of the program?

My 'guess' is they meant to ask 'calculate the max size of the memory block that can fit'. As remember like you pointed out it will compact. You will just have to ask them to clarify it. In which case you have the answer. They are trying to teach that the remaining memory is the space left I guess?

Also he specified 'decimal form' so for 'a' the answer could be either 42000 or 43008 depending if 1024 is the right multiplier you are supposed to guess. This needs to be clarified as well. As it will affect the first two answers.