First In First Out (FIFO)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/First_In_First_Out_(FIFO)
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf queue discipline
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:FIFO
gptkbp:appliesTo task scheduling
memory management
buffer management
cache replacement policies
inventory valuation
gptkbp:contrastsWith Last In First Out (LIFO)
gptkbp:describes order of processing
gptkbp:example queue
line at a ticket counter
gptkbp:guarantees oldest element is processed first
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First In First Out (FIFO)
gptkbp:relatedTo queue
stack
priority queue
buffer
LIFO
circular queue
gptkbp:usedFor packet switching
process scheduling
data buffering
fair resource allocation
inventory cost calculation
gptkbp:usedIn computer science
networking
operating systems
inventory management
data structures
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cache
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6