Five jobs are waiting to be processed. Their processing times and due dates are given below. Using the shortest processing time dispatching rule, in which order should the jobs be processed?
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | }
\hline \text { Job } & \begin{array} { c }
\text { Processing } \
\text { Time (days) }
\end{array} & \begin{array} { c }
\text { Job due date } \
\text { (days) }
\end{array} \
\hline \text { A } & 4 & 7 \
\hline \text { B } & 7 & 4 \
\hline \text { C } & 8 & 11 \
\hline \text { D } & 3 & 5 \
\hline \text { E } & 5 & 8 \
\hline
\end{array}$$
A) A, B, C, D, E
B) C, E, A, D, B
C) B, D, A, E, C
D) D, A, E, B, C

Question

Five jobs are waiting to be processed. Their processing times and due dates are given below. Using the shortest processing time dispatching rule, in which order should the jobs be processed?
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } 
\hline \text { Job } & \begin{array} { c } 
\text { Processing } \
\text { Time (days) }
\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } 
\text { Job due date } \
\text { (days) }
\end{array} \
\hline \text { A } & 4 & 7 \
\hline \text { B } & 7 & 4 \
\hline \text { C } & 8 & 11 \
\hline \text { D } & 3 & 5 \
\hline \text { E } & 5 & 8 \
\hline
\end{array}$$
A) A, B, C, D, E
B) C, E, A, D, B
C) B, D, A, E, C
D) D, A, E, B, C

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The shortest processing time dispatching rule prioritizes jobs based on their processing times, from shortest to longest. The order is D (3 days), A (4 days), E (5 days), B (7 days), C (8 days).

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