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METHODS OF MEMORY MANAGEMENT Single-User Configurations- ONE USER DOES ONE JOB AT A TME. Fixed Partitions- MAIN MEMORY SECTIONED OFF, A PORTION ASSIGNED FOR EACH USER.
Relocatable Dynamic Partitions- EMPTY BLOCKS COLLECTED IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE NEW JOBS.
FAULTS
THOUGH MEMORY MANAGEMENT GOT PROGRESSIVE BETTER THEY STLL MAINTAINED ONE COMMON FAULT
THIS CHANGED DURING WITH THE THIRD GENERATION OF COMPUTERS. Users were now able to connect directly with the central processing unit using remote job entry stations, and load their jobs from online terminals that could interact more directly with the system. With this change a new method of memory management was necessary.