A computer has an Operating System (OS). Memory management and process management are two OS tasks.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2024). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [1] (6) Memory management: Stores data from all currently running programs concurrently in RAM
2. [1] (6) Memory management: Stops the data from overwriting each other in RAM/primary storage
3. [1] (6) Memory management: Decides which processes should be in main memory
4. [1] (6) Memory management: Makes efficient use of memory
5. [1] (6) Process management: Allows one process to be paused whilst another process can be actioned
6. [1] (6) Process management: Decides which process is to be run next
7. [1] (6) Process management: Switches between processes to allow them to share the use of the processor
8. [1] (6) Process management: Identification/description of scheduling