What are Processors and Resources?

–Every job is executed by the operating system on a processor and may depend on some   resources. 

–A processor, P, is an active component on which jobs scheduled. For example:

1. Threads scheduled on a CPU

2. Data scheduled on a transmission link

3. Read/write requests scheduled to a disk

4. Transactions scheduled on a database server etc
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–  Each processor has a speed attribute which determines the rate of progress a job makes toward completion

– May represent instructions-per-second for a CPU, bandwidth of a network, etc.

–  Two processors are of the same type if they are functionally identical and can be used interchangeably

–  A resource, R, is a passive entity upon which jobs may depend

–  E.g. memory, sequence numbers, mutexes, database locks, etc.

–  Resources have different types and sizes, but do not have a speed attribute

–  Resources are usually reusable, and are not consumed by use