Consider the 3 processes, P₁, P₂ and P₃ shown in the table. The completion…

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Consider the 3 processes, P₁, P₂ and P₃ shown in the table. The completion order of the 3 processes under the policies FCFS and RR2 (round robin scheduling with CPU quantum of 2) is:

Process

Arrival Time

Time Units Required

P₁

0

5

P₂

1

7

P₃

3

4

  1. A.

    FCFS: P₁, P₂, P₃  RR: P₁, P₂, P₃

  2. B.

    FCFS: P₁, P₃, P₂  RR: P₁, P₃, P₂

  3. C.

    FCFS: P₁, P₂, P₃  RR: P₁, P₃, P₂

  4. D.

    FCFS: P₁, P₃, P₂  RR: P₁, P₂, P₃

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Correct answer: C

For First-Come-First-Served (FCFS) scheduling, processes are executed in the order of their arrival times. P₁ arrives at 0, P₂ at 1, and P₃ at 3. Therefore, the completion order is P₁, P₂, P₃.

For Round Robin scheduling with a quantum of 2, the CPU is allocated in time slices. Simulation consistent with the validated answer shows completion at times P₁ (11), P₃ (13), and P₂ (16). Thus, the completion order is P₁, P₃, P₂.

Thus, the correct completion orders are FCFS: P₁, P₂, P₃ and RR: P₁, P₃, P₂.

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