In First-Come-First-Served CPU scheduling algorithm when all the other…

2023

In First-Come-First-Served CPU scheduling algorithm when all the other processes wait for one big process to get off the CPU is known as ______.

  1. A.

    Belady's Anomaly

  2. B.

    Aging

  3. C.

    Convoy effect

  4. D.

    Starvation

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Correct answer: C

In FCFS scheduling, a long process can hold the CPU while shorter processes wait behind it. This is called the convoy effect.

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