Practice - Realism in Job Scheduling
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Practice Questions
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Define job scheduling in your own words.
💡 Hint: Think about the tasks you manage daily.
What is a deadline?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens in your schoolwork when you have due dates.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the main goal of job scheduling?
💡 Hint: Think about what motivates a photocopy shop to prioritize tasks.
True or False: A greedy strategy guarantees an optimal solution for all scheduling problems.
💡 Hint: Consider situations where looking ahead might yield better results.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a set of five jobs with varying deadlines and lengths, create an optimal schedule that minimizes the number of missed deadlines.
💡 Hint: Create a timeline or use Gantt charts for visualization.
If a new machine is introduced into the photocopy shop, how would you reassess job scheduling strategies?
💡 Hint: Consider trial runs for determining the best allocation of jobs.
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