Design and Performance Evaluation of Smart Job First Multilevel Feedback Queue (SJFMLFQ) Scheduling Algorithm with Dynamic Smart Time Quantum

Scheduling Criteria

There are many CPU scheduling algorithm is defined in operating system. Now choose of particular scheduling algorithm is become very challenging task. So, which algorithm have the best property or best for schedule the process the researcher has consider the properties of scheduling algorithm. There are number of criteria are defined to judge which scheduling algorithm is best in operating system. These criteria basically characterize the scheduling algorithm for performances wise difference in the scheduling algorithm. Here the researcher has described each and every criterion in detail, which is followings: (D.M. Dhamdhere, 2006; Silberchatz et al, 2003)

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  Context Switch: A context switch occur when a process interrupt the normal execution sequence of another process. The CPU stores all relevant information of interrupted process in Task Control Box (TCB). The context switch degrades the system performances due to scheduling overhead. So scheduling algorithm is designed in such way that it can minimize the number of context switches.

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  Throughput: This term is defined as number of process finished their execution in per unit time. So scheduling algorithm is designed in such way that it can maximise the throughput.

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  CPU Utilization: From the performance wise concern the CPU cannot be sit ideal. So, scheduling algorithm is designed in such way that it cans maximum use of CPU as achievable.

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  Turnaround Time: It represents the duration of time from at which a particular process becomes ready for execution and at which it completed its whole execution time.

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  Waiting Time: It represents the duration of time for which the process has wait for acquiring the CPU for completing its execution time.

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  Response Time: It represents the instance of time at which the CPU is assigned to the process first time.