Practice - Preemptive vs. Non-preemptive Scheduling
Practice Questions
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What is preemptive scheduling?
💡 Hint: Think about how urgent tasks can take priority.
What is a disadvantage of non-preemptive scheduling?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens if important tasks can't interrupt others.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the main advantage of preemptive scheduling?
💡 Hint: Consider which scheduling allows urgent tasks to take over quickly.
True or False: Non-preemptive scheduling can lead to missed deadlines for high-priority tasks.
💡 Hint: Think about what happens if a task cannot be interrupted.
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Challenge Problems
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Consider a scenario where a real-time operating system implements both scheduling techniques. Describe how priority inversion could impact task scheduling in both cases.
💡 Hint: Analyze how task manipulation affects responsiveness in real-time systems.
Develop a scheduling strategy for a system that must balance responsiveness with low overhead. Discuss your approach for utilizing both preemptive and non-preemptive scheduling.
💡 Hint: Think about which tasks benefit from quick responses versus those that can afford delays.
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