alleryStart learning →When RAM is nearly full, the least-used pages are moved to
AA CPU cache
BA swap file
CA ROM chip
DA register
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. A swap file
The system parks unused pages in a swap file on secondary storage to free RAM.
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