In the context of disk scheduling algorithms, which of the following is not a…

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In the context of disk scheduling algorithms, which of the following is not a characteristic of SCAN algorithm ?

Answer: C. May cause starvation of requests at the end of the disk

  1. A.

    Also known as elevator algorithm

  2. B.

    Moves the disk arm towards an end, servicing requests until it reaches the end then reverse direction

  3. C.

    May cause starvation of requests at the end of the disk

  4. D.

    Provides more uniform wait times compared to FCFS

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Correct answer: C

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