Chapter 8 Virtual Memory · Real memory Main memory, the actual RAM, where a process executes Virtual memory is a storage allocation scheme in which secondary memory can be addressed as though it were part of main memory Size is limited by the amount of secondary memory available Virtual address is the address assigned to a location in virtual memory1 Chapter 8 Virtual Memory • Real memory – Main memory, the actual RAM, where a process executes • Virtual memory is a storage allocation scheme in which secondary memory can be addressed as though it were part of main memory – Size is limited by the amount of secondary memory available • Virtual address is the address assigned to a location in virtual memory