The main function of the dispatcher (the portion of the process scheduler) is A. swapping a process to the disk B. assigning ready process to the CPU C. suspending some of the processes when the CPU load is high D. bring processes from the disk to the main memory E. None of the above

[amp_mcq option1=”swapping a process to the disk” option2=”assigning ready process to the CPU” option3=”suspending some of the processes when the CPU load is high” option4=”bring processes from the disk to the main memory E. None of the above” correct=”option2″]

The correct answer is: B. assigning ready process to the CPU

The dispatcher is a part of the process scheduler that is responsible for selecting a process from the ready queue and scheduling it to run on the CPU. The dispatcher is typically implemented as a kernel thread that is always running. When a process is ready to run, the dispatcher preempts the current running process and switches to the new process.

The other options are incorrect because:

  • Option A is the function of the swapper.
  • Option C is the function of the scheduler.
  • Option D is the function of the memory manager.
  • Option E is not a valid option.