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SJF is short for
A
Shortest Job First
B
Software Job First
C
System Job First
D
Shortest Job Final
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Shortest Job First (SJF) is a type of disk scheduling algorithm in the operating system in which the processor executes the job first that has the smallest execution time. In the shortest Job First algorithm, the processes are scheduled according to the burst time of these processes.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is Shortest Job First Scheduling? Shortest Job First (SJF) is an algorithm in which the process having the smallest execution time is chosen for the next execution. This scheduling method can be preemptive or non-preemptive. It significantly reduces the average waiting time for other processes awaiting execution.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -If tasks are variable in size, then FIFO can have very poor average response time. If tasks are equal in size, FIFO is optimal in terms of average response time. Considering only the processor, SJF is optimal in terms of average response time.

Detailed explanation-5: -The full form of SJF is Shortest Job First. Non-Preemptive SJF: In non-preemptive scheduling, once the CPU cycle is allocated to process, the process holds it till it reaches a waiting state or is terminated.

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