Five Jobs Are Waiting to Be Processed

question 16

Multiple Choice

Five jobs are waiting to be processed. Their processing times and due dates are given below. Using the earliest due date dispatching rule, in which order should the jobs be processed?

• A) C, E, A, D, B
• B) A, B, C, D, E
• C) B, D, A, E, C
• D) C, B, A, E, D
• E) none of the above

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Definitions:

Egocentrism

A cognitive bias that makes an individual unable to understand or assume any perspective other than their own.

A-not-B Effect

A cognitive phenomenon observed in infants where they repeatedly reach for an object at a place (A) where it was previously found, even after seeing it moved to a new location (B).

Perseverates

The repetition of a particular response (such as a word, phrase, or gesture) despite the absence or cessation of a stimulus.

Piaget

Jean Piaget, a Swiss psychologist known for his pioneering theory of cognitive development in children.