Five Jobs Are Waiting to Be Processed

question 114

Multiple Choice

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?

• A)A,B,C,D,E
• B)C,E,A,D,B
• C)B,D,A,E,C
• D)D,A,E,B,C
• E)C,E,A,B,D

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