A file server distributes tasks to processors. If processors handle tasks in order of arrival, using whichever is available, which effect dominates when several tasks arrive simultaneously?

💡 Explanation

The greedy algorithm immediately assigns tasks to available processors, which can lead to a suboptimal distribution, because some later tasks might have been better suited for those processors; therefore, task waiting times increase, rather than guarantee optimal allocation or latency minimization, because a more thorough planning stage would be needed to ensure optimum allocation.

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