In UNIX, two per process ________ are used by the kernel to track swap space use.

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In UNIX, two per process ________ are used by the kernel to track swap space use.

1.process tables

2.swap maps

3.memory maps

4.partition maps

Posted Date:-2022-03-30 13:58:54

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