SK0-003 · Question #657
An administrator logs into a server and notices slow performance. When the system finishes the logon process a message is displayed saying the system is out of Virtual Memory. Which of the following…
The correct answer is B. The system partition with the page file is out of space. The system is displaying an 'out of Virtual Memory' message and slow performance, which typically indicates that the operating system cannot expand or properly use its page file.
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An administrator logs into a server and notices slow performance. When the system finishes the logon process a message is displayed saying the system is out of Virtual Memory. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this issue?
Options
- AThe drives have been configured as basic.
- BThe system partition with the page file is out of space.
- CThe VMFS has bad sectors.
- DThe drivers for the memory have become corrupt.
How the community answered
(55 responses)- A11% (6)
- B78% (43)
- C7% (4)
- D4% (2)
Why each option
The system is displaying an 'out of Virtual Memory' message and slow performance, which typically indicates that the operating system cannot expand or properly use its page file.
Basic disk configuration does not cause a 'system is out of Virtual Memory' error; it relates to disk partitioning schemes.
The 'out of virtual memory' message directly relates to the operating system's ability to use the page file (also known as a swap file) on a disk to extend physical RAM. If the disk partition hosting the page file is full, the system cannot allocate or expand the page file, leading to this error and severe performance degradation.
VMFS (Virtual Machine File System) is a VMware file system; bad sectors on it would cause general disk I/O errors, not specifically an 'out of virtual memory' message within a guest OS due to its page file.
Corrupt memory drivers would typically cause blue screens, memory access violations, or system instability, not specifically an 'out of virtual memory' message related to disk space.
Concept tested: Virtual memory and page file management
Source: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/change-the-size-of-the-virtual-memory-paging-file-d867c295-d36c-4866-93a8-b570d65b7561
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