Question

Which form of Job scheduling uses triggers?

• A. manual scheduling
• B. Distributed scheduling
• C. Mainframe scheduling
• D. Automated scheduling

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Mainframe scheduling

Mainframe scheduling form of Job scheduling uses triggers.

Mainframe scheduling:-

Batch applications are processed on the mainframe without user interaction. A batch job is submitted on the computer; the job reads and processes data in bulk— perhaps terabytes of data— and produces output, such as customer billing statements.

Job scheduling:-

Job scheduling is the process of allocating system resources to many different tasks by an operating system (OS). The system handles prioritized job queues that are awaiting CPU time and it should determine which job to be taken from which queue and the amount of time to be allocated for the job.