Static Partitioning: A Memory Management Technique Explained

Main memory divided into a number of static partitions at system generation time is a memory management technique called 'static partitioning'. In this approach, the memory is divided into fixed-size partitions or blocks during system initialization. Each partition remains allocated to a specific process throughout its execution, regardless of whether it is fully utilized or not. This method is used in some older operating systems and embedded systems where memory requirements are known in advance and do not change dynamically.