Practice - Heuristic Strategies for Job Selection
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Practice Questions
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What is a heuristic strategy?
💡 Hint: Think about methods that focus on immediate benefits.
Why is the brute-force approach often ineffective for job scheduling?
💡 Hint: Consider how many different ways you could arrange multiple jobs.
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What is the primary disadvantage of the brute-force approach?
💡 Hint: Consider the definition of brute-force.
True or False: Heuristic strategies always provide the optimal solution.
💡 Hint: Remember the difference between heuristics and optimal methods.
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You are managing a photo copying shop with three machines of varying speeds. Job A takes 1 hour on machine 1, 30 minutes on machine 2, and 45 minutes on machine 3. Job B takes 2 hours on machine 1, 90 minutes on machine 2, and 1 hour on machine 3. Devise a schedule that minimizes total completion time considering these parameters.
💡 Hint: Use a comparative chart to weigh machine speeds against jobs.
In a scenario where job deadlines overlap, propose a method to batch jobs that require similar processing times for more efficient scheduling.
💡 Hint: Think about grouping tasks that share characteristics.
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