Consider the disk request queue 82, 170, 43, 140, 24, 16, 190 with the initial head position at 50. What is the total head movement using FCFS scheduling?

Options

  • A. 642
  • B. 640
  • C. 620
  • D. More than one of the above
  • E. None of the above

Correct Answer (Detailed Explanation is Below)

A. 642

Detailed Explanation

Formula: Total movement = sum of absolute differences between consecutive positions. |82-50|+|170-82|+|43-170|+|140-43|+|24-140|+|16-24|+|190-16| = 642.