IT600 Module 5 Journal 2 - Memory Management In Practice

5-2 Journal: Memory Management In Practice

Module Five Journal Guidelines and Rubric

IT 600 Module Five Journal 

Overview

This assignment will prepare you for the memory management assessment elements of your final project.

Prompt

Identify a graphical or command line utility that displays the allocation of virtual memory on your workstation. For example,  memory_pressure provides information about the state of memory pages on OS X. The command or utility you choose must be part of the standard operating system’s distribution. Do not use third-party utilities.

Make sure to include the following in your journal assignment:

1. State your chosen operating system.

2. State your chosen command or utility. This command or utility should display the allocation of virtual memory on your workstation and needs to be a part of the standard operating system’s distribution.

3. Report on your findings from the execution of the command. Talk about how the findings from the execution of the command provides insight into how the command displays physical and virtual memory.

What to Submit

Submit assignment as a Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins.