5-2 Journal: Memory Management in Practice

IT 600 Module Five Journal Guidelines and Rubric 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. Guidelines for Submission: Submit assignment as a Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Chosen Operating

System

Chosen operating system is stated

Chosen operating system is not stated

20

Command or Utility Chosen

States the command or utility chosen which displays the allocation of virtual memory on the workstation and is part of the standard operating system’s distribution

Command or utility chosen does not display the allocation of virtual memory on your workstation and/or is not part of the standard operating system’s distribution

20

Execution of Command

Findings from execution of command provide insight into how the command selected displays physical and virtual memory

Findings from execution of command do not provide insight into how the command selected displays physical and virtual memory

40

Articulation of Response

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

20

Earned Total 100%