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Address Binding
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The mapping from a logical address to a physical address
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Application Software
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Programs that help us solve real-world problems
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Base Register
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A register that holds the beginning address of the current partition
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Bounds Register
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A register that holds the length of the current partition
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Context Switch
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The exchange of register information that occurs when one process is removed from the CPU and another takes its place
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CPU Scheduling
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The act of determining which process in memory is given access to the CPU so that it may execute
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Demand Paging
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An extension to paged memory management in which pages are brought into memory only when referenced (on demand)
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Dumb Terminal
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A monitor and keyboard that allowed the user to access the mainframe computer in early timesharing systems
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Dynamic-partition Technique
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The memory management technique in which memory is divided into partitions as needed to accommodate programs
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Fixed-partition Technique
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The memory management technique in which memory is divided into a specific number of partitions into which programs are loaded
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Frame
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A fixed-size portion of main memory that holds a process page
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Logical Address
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A reference to a stored value relationship to the program making the reference
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Mainframe
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A large, multiple user computer often associated with early timesharing systems
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Memory Management
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The act of keeping track of how and where programs are loaded in the main memory
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Multiprogramming
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The technique of keeping multiple programs in main memory at the same time, competing for the CPU
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