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Virtual memory allows :

a.

execution of a process that may not be completely in memory

b.

a program to be smaller than the physical memory

c.

a program to be larger than the secondary storage

d.

execution of a process without being in physical memory

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Answer: (a).execution of a process that may not be completely in memory

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