Q. The Simplest CPU–scheduling algorithm is:
Answer: FCFS scheduling algorithm
Notes: First-Come, First-Served (FCFS) Scheduling is the simplest CPU scheduling algorithm. It is like customers waiting in line at the bank or the post office or at a copying machine. Under it, the process that requests the CPU first is allocated the CPU first. However, the average waiting time under FCFS is long.
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