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Which of the following statements are true? I. Shortest remaining time first scheduling may cause starvation II. Preemptive scheduling may cause starvation III. Round robin is better than FCFS in terms of response time

Which of the following statements are true? I. Shortest remaining time first scheduling may cause starvation II. Preemptive scheduling may cause starvation III. Round robin is better than FCFS in terms of response time Correct Answer I, II and III

Key Points 

All three statements are true.
I. In SRTF the longer jobs suffer from starvation. 
II. Starvation occurs due to preemptive scheduling.
III. Response time is good in Round Robin when compared to FCFS. 

Hence the correct answer is I, II and III.

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