Assuming that all occupied blocks need to be moved, to compact the memory it will take a while.
To compact the memory all the free partitions are made contiguous and all the loaded partitions are brought together. Also, all the occupied blocks need to be moved.
By applying this technique, we can store the bigger processes in the memory. The free partitions are merged which can now be allocated according to the needs of new processes.
When you compact the memory, it moves the in-use areas of memory to eliminate holes in order to create larger contiguous free areas.
Hence, to compact the memory it will take a while.
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