Some important terms used in process scheduling

Process Scheduling Terms

Key Terms

• Arrival Time: The time at which a process arrives in the ready queue.
• Burst Time: The time required by a process to complete its execution.
• Completion Time: The time at which a process completes its execution.
• Turnaround Time: The time difference between the completion time and arrival time of a process.
• Waiting Time: The time a process spends waiting in the ready queue.
• Response Time: The time between the arrival of a process and its first response.
• Throughput: The number of processes completed per unit time.
• Context Switch: The process of switching between two processes.

Other Key Concepts

• Preemption: The act of interrupting a process to execute another process.
• Priority: A value assigned to a process to determine its scheduling priority.
• Starvation: A situation where a process is unable to gain access to the CPU.

Importance

• Understanding these terms is essential for designing and implementing efficient process scheduling algorithms.
• These terms help to evaluate the performance of process scheduling algorithms.