Practice First-Come, First-Served (FCFS) Scheduling - 2.3.1 | Module 2: Process Management | Operating Systems
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What does FCFS stand for?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the importance of arrival order.

Question 2

Easy

Is FCFS a preemptive or non-preemptive scheduling algorithm?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember, once a process gets the CPU, it cannot be interrupted.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does FCFS stand for?

  • First-Come
  • First-Served
  • First-Character
  • First-Served
  • Fast-Compute
  • First-Served

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the order of arrival in the context.

Question 2

True or False: FCFS is a preemptive scheduling algorithm.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how processes are handled once they start.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

A system has the following burst times for its processes: P1 = 10, P2 = 1, P3 = 2, P4 = 1. Calculate the waiting time for each process and the average waiting time.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Order the processes by arrival time, then sum the waiting times.

Question 2

Discuss the implications of using FCFS in a real-time system. What issues could arise?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the nature of real-time tasks and the need for prioritization.

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