Questions tagged [software-schedules]
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Priority Scheduling - Preemptive and Nonpreemptive
Have question on priority scheduling both in preemptive and nonpreemptive and wanted to make sure understand it correctly. (Higher the number highest priority) Process Arrival Time Burst Time ...
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What is the difference between pthread scope vs. policy?
I'm reading OS Concepts for my undergrad OS class and came across this topic: Pthread scheduling (System and Process) Then I kept reading and came across POSIX Real-Time Scheduling that has two ...
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Can I trust the Basic Schedule Equation?
I've been reading Steve McConnell's Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art book, and he gives an equation for estimating nominal schedule based on Person-months of effort: ScheduleInMonths = ...
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Why is software schedule estimation so hard? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate: Why are software schedules so hard to define? I often need to explain to senior management why software estimation is so hard, and why our preliminary estimates are often so ...
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