When an application fails to return allocated memory to the operating system it is called what?
A. memory leak
B. teardrop
C. integer overflow
D. memory invalidation
A
Explanation: When an application mismanages the memory it has been assigned by the operating system, several things can occur. One is that over time by not returning the allocated memory to the operating system, memory is exhausted.
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