Practice Priority-based Scheduling (9.7.3) - Interrupt Mechanisms - System on Chip
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Priority-Based Scheduling

Practice - Priority-Based Scheduling

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is priority-based scheduling?

💡 Hint: Think about how urgent tasks are handled first.

Question 2 Easy

What is starvation in the context of task scheduling?

💡 Hint: Consider what happens to tasks not executed.

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Question 1

What does priority-based scheduling ensure?

All tasks are handled equally
Higher-priority tasks execute first
Lower-priority tasks execute first

💡 Hint: Think about the order of execution in task management.

Question 2

True or False: Starvation can occur with priority-based scheduling.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when low-priority tasks are always interrupted.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Create a scenario using priority-based scheduling in an embedded system with various tasks and explain how you would manage task priorities.

💡 Hint: Consider which tasks must be fast-tracked and why.

Challenge 2 Hard

Describe potential issues surrounding starvation in a real-world application and your proposed solutions.

💡 Hint: Think about how to balance processing priorities.

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