Lottery scheduling
Lottery scheduling is like a game where everyone gets tickets with numbers on them. The more tickets you have, the more chances you have to win the prize. In this game, the prize is getting to use the computer.
Let's say there are three people who want to use a computer: Sam with 5 tickets, Anna with 8 tickets, and Max with 3 tickets. The more tickets you have, the more chances you have to win the game.
In lottery scheduling, the computer picks a random number (like a lottery ball) and whoever has that number on their ticket, they get to use the computer. The more tickets you have, the more chances you have to win the game.
So, let's say the computer chooses number 7. Anna has ticket number 7, so she gets to use the computer. If there was a tie, the computer would randomly select between the tied individuals.
This way, everybody gets a fair chance to use the computer. And the more tickets you have, the more chances you get to use the computer. That's how lottery scheduling works!
In the context of computer programs, the lottery scheduling algorithm assigns a certain number of lottery tickets to each process (program) on the computer. Then, a random lottery ticket is drawn, and the process that holds that ticket gets to use the computer's resources. This helps ensure that all processes get a fair share of the computer's resources, regardless of their priority or how long they've been waiting to use the resources.
Let's say there are three people who want to use a computer: Sam with 5 tickets, Anna with 8 tickets, and Max with 3 tickets. The more tickets you have, the more chances you have to win the game.
In lottery scheduling, the computer picks a random number (like a lottery ball) and whoever has that number on their ticket, they get to use the computer. The more tickets you have, the more chances you have to win the game.
So, let's say the computer chooses number 7. Anna has ticket number 7, so she gets to use the computer. If there was a tie, the computer would randomly select between the tied individuals.
This way, everybody gets a fair chance to use the computer. And the more tickets you have, the more chances you get to use the computer. That's how lottery scheduling works!
In the context of computer programs, the lottery scheduling algorithm assigns a certain number of lottery tickets to each process (program) on the computer. Then, a random lottery ticket is drawn, and the process that holds that ticket gets to use the computer's resources. This helps ensure that all processes get a fair share of the computer's resources, regardless of their priority or how long they've been waiting to use the resources.