Q431
The main function of the dispatcher (the portion of the process scheduler) is
A.
swapping a process to the disk
B.
assigning ready process to the CPU
AnswerC.
suspending some of the processes when the CPU load is high
D.
bring processes from the disk to the main memory
E.
None of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
CPU scheduler selects a process among the processes that are ready to execute and allocates CPU to one of them. Short-term schedulers, also known as dispatchers, make the decision of which process to execute next.