Almost all process alternate between two states in a continuing "cycle".
--- A CPU burst of performing calculations, and
----An I/O burst, waiting for data transfer in or out of the system.
CPU bursts vary from process to process, and from program to program
--- A CPU burst of performing calculations, and
----An I/O burst, waiting for data transfer in or out of the system.
CPU bursts vary from process to process, and from program to program