Paging vs. Segmentation

Key Differences

Paging and Segmentation Definitions
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What is Paging?
After critically examine the working of computer memory, you will find that it is divided into small partitions that have equal size known as page frames. At the time when a course of action is loaded, it digs up into pages with similar size as those earlier frames. After that these process pages are loaded into the frames. This whole course of action is known as paging. It is a system of memory management in computer operating systems. The main purpose of paging is to store the data for the prime goal of retrieving it whenever it is required. Since the system handles the Paging process by design, hence it is transparent to programmers.
What is Segmentation?
The allocation of computer memory is performed in various sizes that are commonly called segments. The size of the segment is depends upon the requirements for address space by the process. These segments are either separately confined or shared between the processes. Segmentation is basically a computer process in which the primary memory of the computer is divided known as sections or segments. These sections are commonly utilized in object files of compiled programs. If you are working as a programmer then you need to be aware of memory limits while working with the segmentation.