technology medium true/false

Virtual memory allows a computer to use hard disk space as an extension of RAM.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

Virtual memory is a memory management technique where the OS uses a portion of hard disk (page file/swap space) as an extension of physical RAM. Allows running programs larger than available RAM by swapping inactive pages to disk. Slower than physical RAM but enables multitasking and larger address spaces.

Topic Computer Fundamentals
Exam Relevance SSC JE, Railway, Banking

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