Windows Programing Question:
Explain Dispatcher?
Answer:
Dispatcher module gives control of the CPU to the process selected by the short-term scheduler; this involves:
Switching context
Switching to user mode
Jumping to the proper location in the user program to restart that program
Dispatch latency ? time it takes for the dispatcher to stop one process and start another running.
Switching context
Switching to user mode
Jumping to the proper location in the user program to restart that program
Dispatch latency ? time it takes for the dispatcher to stop one process and start another running.
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