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What is dispatch latency?

A. The time taken by the dispatcher to stop one process and start another

B. The time taken by the processor to write a file into disk

C. The whole time taken by all processor

D. None of Above

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

The time taken by the dispatcher to stop one process and start another. The amount of time taken by the dispatcher to pause one process. and start another is called dispatch latency. The process of saving the state of a previously running process or thread. and loading the initial or previously saved state of a new process by the dispatcher. Dispatch latency is a time value.

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  1. Sidra Ch
    Sidra Ch :
    4 years ago

    define dispatch latency and why it happens

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