Storage Placement

• Determines where in storage to put incoming programs and data
• Three strategies most frequently mentioned :
• Best fit strategy : An incoming job is placed in the hole where it best fits (i.e. the amount of free space left is minimal)
• First fit strategy : Placed in the first available slot large enough to hold the job
• Worst fit strategy : Place in storage in the largest slot available. The remaining may still be large enough to hold another job.

Many variations to these strategies are possible.