A computer has 1000 K of main memory. The jobs arrive and finish in the…

ISRO Scientist/Engineer SC · 2018 · Computer ScienceModified — slightly modified from the official paper; see the solution

A computer has 1000 K of main memory. The jobs arrive and finish in the sequence Job 1 requiring 200 K arrives Job 2 requiring 350 K arrives Job 3 requiring 300 K arrives Job 1 finishes Job 4 requiring 120 K arrives Job 5 requiring 150 K arrives Job 6 requiring 80 K arrives Among best fit and first fit, which performs better for this sequence?

A.
First fit
B.
Best fit
C.
Both perform the same
D.
None of the above

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