Χρονοπρογραμματισμός

CPU scheduling is the basis of multiprogrammed operating systems. By switching the CPU among processes, the operating system can make the computer more productive. In this section, we introduce the basic scheduling concepts and discuss in great length CPU scheduling. FCFS, SJF, Round-Robin, Priority, and the other scheduling algorithms should be familiar to the students. This is their first exposure to the idea of resource allocation and scheduling, so it is important that they understand how it is done. Gantt charts, simulations, and play acting are valuable ways to get the ideas across. Show how the ideas are used in other situations (like waiting in line at a post office, a waiter time sharing between customers, even classes being an interleaved round-robin scheduling of professors).