ISRO Computer Science (CSE) 2013 - Question 54

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Which of the following are the likely causes of thrashing?

  • A. Page size was very small.
  • B. There are too many users connected to the system.
  • C. Least recently used policy is used for page replacement.
  • D. First in First out policy is used for page replacement.

Answer: B. There are too many users connected to the system.

Explanation: Too many users (high degree of multiprogramming) leads to insufficient frames per process, causing thrashing.

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