Operating System Scheduling Quiz

What does the OS use to decide which process gets the CPU next?

• Dispatcher

• Scheduler

• Compiler

• Loader

Which of the following is NOT a process state?

• Ready

• Executed

• Running

• Waiting

Which state does a process enter when it is created but not yet ready to run?

• Ready

• New

• Suspended

• Terminated

Which scheduling algorithm executes the process with the smallest burst time next?

• Round Robin

• Priority Scheduling

• Shortest Job First

• FCFS

Which algorithm is ideal for systems requiring fairness and time-sharing?

• FCFS

• SJF

• Round Robin

• Priority

What is the major disadvantage of SJF?

• Complex to implement

• Starvation of shorter jobs

• Long waiting time

• High overhead

Round Robin scheduling is most suited for which kind of system?

• Real-time

• Embedded

• Batch

• Time-sharing

In Priority Scheduling, which process is selected?

• Oldest one

• Shortest one

• Highest priority one

• Randomly selected one

When two processes have equal priority, what is the tiebreaker in Priority Scheduling?

• Round Robin

• Shortest Job First

• FCFS

• Random selection

Which type of scheduling uses separate queues for system and user processes?

• Round Robin

• Multilevel Queue

• SJF

• Priority