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cpu scheduling
final
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Computer Science
04/30/2007

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Term
Three levels of scheduling
Definition
admission
memory
cpu
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fill in the blanks on an extended state transition diagram
Definition
1
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Criteria to assess cpu scheduling policies
Definition
cpu utilization - we want to keep the cpu as busy as possible

throughput - number of processes that are completed per time unit

turnaround time - how long it takes to execute a process

waiting time - sum of the periods spent waiting in the ready queue

response time - time from the submission of a request until the first response is produced
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What are the advantages and limitations of FCFS ?
Definition
easy to implement, minimum overhead
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advantages and limitations of SJF/SRTF ?
Definition
best ATT, cpu burst time known, has starvation
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advantages and limitations of RR
Definition
LOTS OF OVERHEAD, TIME SHARE SYS, BEST ART, context switching