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Shortest job next (SJN), also known as shortest job first (SJF) or shortest process next (SPN), is a scheduling policy that selects for execution the waiting process with the smallest execution time. SJN is a non-preemptive algorithm. Shortest remaining time is a preemptive variant of SJN.
Shortest job next is advantageous because of its simplicity and because it minimizes the average amount of time each process has to wait until its execution is complete. However, it has the potential for process starvation for processes which will require a long time to complete if short processes are continually added. Highest response ratio next is similar but provides a solution to this problem using a technique called aging.Another disadvantage of using shortest job next is that the total execution time of a job must be known before execution. While it is impossible to predict execution time perfectly, several methods can be used to estimate it, such as a weighted average of previous execution times. Multilevel feedback queue can also be used to approximate SJN without the need for the total execution time oracle.Shortest job next can be effectively used with interactive processes which generally follow a pattern of alternating between waiting for a command and executing it. If the execution burst of a process is regarded as a separate "job", the past behaviour can indicate which process to run next, based on an estimate of its running time.
Shortest job next is used in specialized environments where accurate estimates of running time are available.

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  1. B

    First job

    Kitchen floor 14sq metres,concrete. The customer wants the tiles to run thru doorway to bottom of stairs, about 1 square meter. This is where the problem lies.This area is wooden flooring and is half an inch lower than the concrete kitchen floor. What do i use to raise it?Ply or leveling...
  2. S

    First job

    Just setup last month and have just landed my first job,Ive read bits about priming do you have to prime everything? Im tiling walls which are plaster board and the floor which is ply. Ps this site has been a great help.
  3. R

    first job

    just finished my first tiling job and i wondered if anyone had any stories (good or bad) about tehir first time! Call it a bit of reassurance if you like!!:mad2: It wasn't exactly the best start although i think i'm too much of a perfectionist and as it was my first proper job i was maybe...
  4. C

    Price my first job

    Hi everyone, I have sat my tiling course now and have a few jobs lined up, how should I start pricing as this was not covered within my course. I need to know how to measure the room, get a price quote for the job and how to get started, the first job is a bathroom, they have the adhesive...
  5. M

    First Job - More advice needed!

    I posted here last week for some advice on my first job - a cloakroom for my mother with sink, toilet and shower. The only thing that will be in the room when i tile it is the shower tray - happy days! I was due to do it this weekend but the shower tray had not been installed so its been...
  6. G

    got first job woo hoo

    Hi all this is only the forth job I've quoted and i just got the phone call to say I've got it am over the moon 13sqm of travertine walls and floors with a mosaic boarder bit nervous now need a drink:8:
  7. M

    First Job - Advice Needed

    Hello all, I have my first job this weekend tiling my a small (14sqm) cloakroom for my mother. Ceramic tiles onto plaster and some timber (boxing in of pipes etc). Only the shower tray and mixer have been fitted so i'll have a pretty simple job really, but i want to make sure i use the right...
  8. T

    First job

    Ok guys, just want to do a double check Can you correct me if i'm wrong or if i've missed anything out? I've recommended tanking for the shower area but customer wont go for it - i'll have a disclaimer for this. I'm tiling a bathroom, shower area is false wall with plasterboard, the rest of...
  9. A

    First job- brick pattern

    Got my first job next week. Its a bathroom in a brick pattern. I can set it out with my gauge rod using half tile lengths but i'm not sure whether i should try and follow the horizontal around the room e.g in the corners should i go half tile to half tile.....is this even possible or should i...
  10. G

    just quoted first job

    Have just quoted my first job 2 flats they wanted round the bath above the sink done then in the kitchen they wanted the above the sink done and just where the cooker is up to the extractor quoted £300 for the whole job including mats dose this sound rite its about 9sqm
  11. S

    First job with porcelain - advice please

    Hi all I'm about to start my first job on my own later this week, a small bathroom, about 8m2 of wallspace and 3m2 of floor, with porcelain tiles, 300x300s on floor and 150x200s on wall. Its on first floor and so floor is floorboards which currently has very thin board (5mm?) tacked down on it...
  12. J

    Just finished my first job!!!

    I finished my first job on Friday.. A dining room floor and kitchen floor and it took me all week!!! 29 sq yards in a dimond pattern.. I am happy with the job i have done and the client is happy too, but thought i could have finished it a bit quicker!!!:8:
  13. M

    First job for friend!!

    Heres a few pics of my first ever job for my friend (unpaid) Not the best but its a start. Comment on any mistakes ive done so i can improve on my next job. Cheers
  14. macten

    My first job

    Hi guys. 2 weeks into my first ever job; bathroom refurb for my brother and sister-in-law. The job has thrown up problem after problem and I worry that this is common place and am doubting my ability to making a living at this due to the time it is taking me - How do you guys get so fast? I've...
  15. L

    quoting for first job

    ok quoting for my first job as going self employed its a new build apartment i was wondering on a few rough ideas of what to quote kitchen floor - 5m2 approx bathroom floor- 4 m2 approx ensuite floor 3m 2 approx ive done alot of bathroom floor before for previous tiling firms as this is my...
  16. J

    need advice on first job

    I have today been to look at my first job to give a quote. the job involved a bathroom at 18.10m2and an ensuite shower room at 15.5m2. both rooms will have all fittings removed including baths toilets rads etc. my problem is the tiles he has bought are 18inch square travetine. as I have not...
  17. T

    First job booked - Help!

    Hi guys, Got my first job booked today, seems a fairly easy one to start with but just wanted to check something before I start it next week: The bathroom is half tiled already with 300 x 200 ceramics which appear to be set onto plasterboard. The plasterboard has been painted and on the...
  18. T

    first job

    hi there just after a bit of info and advice from people that already know. (creep creep) doing a bathroom (without a bath just shower cubicle) 12m2 3 walls straight forward one tricky wall window basin and toilet with loads of cuts. tiles are 200mm width 250mm length and border. just wondering...
  19. T

    First job - confirmation wanted

    Hi everyone, Got to do my first quotation in a couple of days. I`ve spoken briefly to the customer and basically it sounds like it`s a bathroom that is already half tiled and she wants the rest of it done. Providing she can find matching tiles won`t there still be a colour variation in the...
  20. M

    Started my First job today

    Hi all I started my first job on my own today onsite. I thought i'd be doing a bathroom wall or kitchen splashback, but when i got there I was given a floor to tile in 320 by 320 spanish ceramic tiles. The floor was roughly 5 metres wide by 6 metres long & done in brick fashion. I was...
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