A starvation free job scheduling policy guarantees that no job indefinitely…

2013

A starvation free job scheduling policy guarantees that no job indefinitely waits for a service. Which of the following job scheduling policies is starvation free?

Answer: D. Round robin — Starvation occurs when a process waits indefinitely for CPU time. Round Robin scheduling is starvation-free because it allocates a fixed time quantum to each…

  1. A.

    Priority queuing

  2. B.

    Shortest Job First

  3. C.

    Youngest Job First

  4. D.

    Round robin

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Correct answer: D

Starvation occurs when a process waits indefinitely for CPU time. Round Robin scheduling is starvation-free because it allocates a fixed time quantum to each process in the ready queue cyclically. This ensures every job gets CPU access within a bounded time period, preventing indefinite waiting.

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