Practice Scheduling Queues: Organizing the Waiting Line - 2.2.1 | Module 2: Process Management | Operating Systems
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is the purpose of the Job Queue?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about where processes wait before they get executed.

Question 2

Easy

What type of processes are held in the Ready Queue?

πŸ’‘ Hint: These processes have already been prepared to run.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What processes are placed in the Device Queues?

  • Only I/O-bounded processes
  • Only CPU-bounded processes
  • Processes waiting for I/O operations
  • Processes ready to run

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what would cause a process to stop executing.

Question 2

True or False: The Ready Queue contains processes in the 'New' state.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Reflect on the states processes pass through.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Analyze a scenario where multiple processes are waiting in the Job Queue and a sudden spike in demand causes them all to be loaded into memory. What impact could this have on system performance?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how many processes can be effectively managed concurrently.

Question 2

Design a modified scheduler that addresses starvation in the Device Queues. What strategies would you implement?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Focus on creating a balance in the scheduling logic to prevent indefinite delays.

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