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Q54

What is dispatch latency?

A.
The time taken by the dispatcher to stop one process and start another
Answer
B.
The time taken by the processor to write a file into disk
C.
The whole time taken by all processor
D.
None of Above

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The time taken by the dispatcher to stop one process and start another. The amount of time taken by the dispatcher to pause one process. and start another is called dispatch latency. The process of saving the state of a previously running process or thread. and loading the initial or previously saved state of a new process by the dispatcher. Dispatch latency is a time value.