Question 184Asked in CIL MT Systems, 24 Aug 2026 (3:00 PM, CBT-26)

What will happen if a process with a higher priority arrives in the ready queue in preemptive scheduling algorithm?

  1. AIt pauses for the current process to finish its CPU burst.
  2. BThe scheduler compares the total execution times of all processes.
  3. CThe currently running process is immediately removed from the CPU.
  4. DThe CPU switches to the new process only if it has a smaller burst time.
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Correct answer: (C) The currently running process is immediately removed from the CPU.

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