📝 Bit vector Free Space Management

Q1. What term describes the condition where free disk space is divided into many small, non‑contiguous pieces?

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: A

Q2. A file system has free holes of sizes 5, 12, 7, and 20 blocks in that order. If a request for 8 blocks arrives, which hole will first‑fit allocate and which hole will best‑fit allocate?

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: A

Q3. Over time, which allocation strategy tends to produce less external fragmentation, first‑fit or best‑fit, and why does the difference matter for storage utilization?

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: A