Understanding Cisco Cybersecurity Operations Fundamentals (CBROPS) — Question 46

What is the virtual address space for a Windows process?

Answer options

• A. physical location of an object in memory
• B. set of pages that reside in the physical memory
• C. system-level memory protection feature built into the operating system
• D. set of virtual memory addresses that can be used

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because the virtual address space refers specifically to the set of virtual memory addresses that a process can utilize. Options A and B describe physical memory characteristics, while option C refers to a feature of the operating system rather than the virtual address space itself.