Identify the term for the fixed, short period of CPU time that each process is given.
Mark scheme
- D Time slice (1)
- The only correct answer is D. The correct answer is time slice.
- A is not correct because a process is a program that is being run
- B is not correct because round robin is a scheduling method that takes turns, not the period of CPU time itself
- C is not correct because a scheduler decides which process runs next
Example answers and how they were marked
Full marks1/1
D Time slice
Why: Correct option: a time slice is the fixed, short period of CPU time given to each process (1).
No marks0/1
C Scheduler
Why: Near miss: the scheduler decides which process runs next, but it does not name the period of CPU time given to a process (0).
No marks0/1
A Process
Why: A process is a program that is being run, not the CPU time it is given (0).