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Turn Around Time | Response Time | Waiting Time

Operating System

Various Times Related To Process-

 

Before you go through this article, make sure that you have gone through the previous article on Process States.

 

Various times related to process are-

 

 

  1. Arrival time
  2. Waiting time
  3. Response time
  4. Burst time
  5. Completion time
  6. Turn Around Time

 

1. Arrival Time-

 

  • Arrival time is the point of time at which a process enters the ready queue.

 

2. Waiting Time-

 

  • Waiting time is the amount of time spent by a process waiting in the ready queue for getting the CPU.

 

Waiting time = Turn Around time – Burst time

 

3. Response Time-

 

  • Response time is the amount of time after which a process gets the CPU for the first time after entering the ready queue.

 

Response Time = Time at which process first gets the CPU – Arrival time

 

4. Burst Time-

 

  • Burst time is the amount of time required by a process for executing on CPU.
  • It is also called as execution time or running time.
  • Burst time of a process can not be known in advance before executing the process.
  • It can be known only after the process has executed.

 

5. Completion Time-

 

  • Completion time is the point of time at which a process completes its execution on the CPU and takes exit from the system.
  • It is also called as exit time.

 

6. Turn Around Time-

 

  • Turn Around time is the total amount of time spent by a process in the system.
  • When present in the system, a process is either waiting in the ready queue for getting the CPU or it is executing on the CPU.

 

Turn Around time = Burst time + Waiting time

OR

Turn Around time = Completion time – Arrival time

 

Important Note-

 

While discussing the above definitions,

  • We have considered that the process does not require an I/O operation.
  • When process is present in the system, it will be either waiting for the CPU in the ready state or it will be executing on the CPU.

 

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