What is the purpose of a dispatch latency?

Answer: C. It's the time taken for the dispatcher to stop one process and start another running — Dispatch latency is the time it takes for the system to stop one process and start another.

1. A.

   It's the speed at which a process can switch from the waiting state to the ready state

2. B.

   It's the speed at which a process can switch from the running state to the waiting state

3. C.

   It's the time taken for the dispatcher to stop one process and start another running

4. D.

   None of the above

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