Discussion
External fragmentation of the heap means that ________.
Answer: B
Correct answer: enough total free memory exists but not as one contiguous block
Repeated allocation and freeing of blocks of differing sizes leaves free space scattered between live blocks. A request may then fail even though the total free space would suffice, because no single gap is large enough.
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