GATE CSE 2014 | Set 3 | Question: 32

Question

An operating system uses shortest remaining time first scheduling algorithm for pre-emptive scheduling of processes. Consider the following set of processes with their arrival times and CPU burst times (in milliseconds):$$\small \begin{array}{|c|c|c|} \hline \textbf{Process} & \textbf{Arrival Time} & \textbf{Burst Time}\\\hline \text{P1} & 0 & 12 \\ \text{P2} & 2 & 4  \\ \text{P3} & 3 & 6 \\ \text{P4} & 8 & 5 \\\hline   \end{array}$$The average waiting time (in milliseconds) of the processes is ______.

Answer 1

Gantt Chart

$$\small \begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline \textbf{Process} & \textbf{Arrival } & \textbf{Burst} & \textbf{Completion} & \textbf{Turn Around} & \textbf{Waiting Time} \\
& \textbf{Time} & \textbf{Time} & \textbf{Time} & \textbf{Time} & \textbf{= CT - BT -AT} \\
\hline
\text{P1} & 0 & 12 & 27 & 27 & 15 \\ \text{P2} & 2 & 4 & 6 & 4 & 0 \\ \text{P3} & 3 & 6 & 12 & 9 & 3 \\ \text{P4} & 8 & 5 & 17 & 9 & 4 \\\hline   \end{array}$$Average Waiting Time $=(15 + 0 + 3 + 4)/4 = 5.5$ msec

Comments

Why P3 not got preempted at 8ms?

P4 with lower Burst time arrived when P3 was executing so why P3 didn't got preempted?

According to me: P1,P2,P3,P4,P3,P1 should be the schedule.

and Avg. Waiting time is coming as 5.75ms.

Please correct me if I am wrong...

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@ hsd31196 

When P4 arrived, remaining burst time of P3 was 4 while burst time of P4 was 5. So P3 continued to execute

Answer 2

Ans is 5.5

Answer 3

Process   Arrival Time   Burst Time
  P1           0           12
  P2           2           4
  P3           3           6
  P4           8           5 

Burst Time - The total time needed by a process from the CPU for its complete execution. Waiting Time - How much time processes spend in the ready queue waiting their turn to get on the CPU Now, The Gantt chart for the above processes is :

P1 - 0 to 2 milliseconds

P2 - 2 to 6 milliseconds

P3 - 6 to 12 milliseconds

P4 - 12 to 17 milliseconds

P1 - 17 to 27 milliseconds 

Process p1 arrived at time 0, hence cpu started executing it. After 2 units of time P2 arrives and burst time of P2 was 4 units, and the remaining time of the process p1 was 10 units,hence cpu started executing P2, putting P1 in waiting state(Pre-emptive and Shortest remaining time first scheduling). Due to P1's highest remaining time it was executed by the cpu in the end.

Now calculating the waiting time of each process:
P1 -> 17 -2 = 15
P2 -> 0
P3 -> 6 - 3 = 3
P4 -> 12 - 8 = 4 

Hence total waiting time of all the processes is 
                                     = 15+0+3+4=22
Total no of processes = 4
Average waiting time = 22 / 4 = 5.5
Hence C is the answer.

Answer 4

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Comments

total WT = 15+0+3+4 = 22

not 27