Question 11
What is the main drawback of a priority-based scheduling algorithm?
High complexity
Inefficiency in CPU utilization
Average waiting is more for higher priority process
Starvation of low-priority processes
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Starvation of low-priority processes
Question 11 of 17 in the IIT Madras BS Operating Systems (Operating Systems) Quiz 2 paper sat on 16 Mar 2025, in the January 2025 term (IIT M IMPROVEMENT AN EXAM QIM2 16 Mar 2025). It carries 3 marks.
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