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What is a task's priority and how is it used in scheduling?



Posted By: Avi Date: 3 November 2010 11:53:53 PM
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A task's priority is an integer value that identifies the relative order in which it should be executed with respect to other tasks. The scheduler attempts to schedule higher priority tasks before lower priority tasks.


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Date: 3 November 2010 11:53:53 PM
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