"Scheduling" is a computer term that determines how computer systems handle requests or communications. All requests or communications with a computer system require some amount of CPU, which is ...

Time is money—but so are repairs, replacements, and recovery programs. When was the last time you gave your computer a thorough checkup? Not many people give their Macs and PCs the TLC they need: ...

Most computer operating systems must multi-task. They use a scheduling algorithm that decides which of the many processes can be run at any given time. It puts some jobs aside while others go through, ...