Practice Priority-Based Scheduling - 2.5.1 | 2. Process Management Strategies in Real-Time and Embedded Systems | Operating Systems
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is priority-based scheduling?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about which tasks are run first and why.

Question 2

Easy

What does preemptive scheduling allow?

πŸ’‘ Hint: What happens to a task when a more important one comes up?

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

Which task gets executed first in priority-based scheduling?

  • The lowest priority task
  • The highest priority task
  • Tasks of equal priority

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about which task is considered the most critical.

Question 2

True or False: Preemptive scheduling allows lower-priority tasks to finish before a higher-priority task begins.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how preemption must work in a critical situation.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Design a priority-based task management system for a smart home where some systems are more crucial during certain times (e.g., an alarm during night hours). Include key task scenarios.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider which tasks need immediate attention based on their importance and timing.

Question 2

Explain how priority inversion can lead to system failure and suggest a diagnostic methodology to detect it in an embedded RTOS.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the consequences of lower-priority tasks holding critical resources.

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