Consider an operating system capable of loading and executing a single…
GATE · 2004 · CS
Consider an operating system capable of loading and executing a single sequential user process at a time. The disk head scheduling algorithm used is First Come First Served (FCFS). If FCFS is replaced by Shortest Seek Time First (SSTF), claimed by the vendor to give 50% better benchmark results, what is the expected improvement in the I/O performance of user programs?
- A.
50%
- B.
40%
- C.
25%
- D.
0%
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