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How does a print queue work?

Updated: 4/28/2022
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Think of a queue like a stack of cups in a cup holder.

-Programs add requests (like putting cups in at the top)

-The printer pulls out and prints one request at a time (like taking the bottom cup and filling it for the user).

-The number of requests in the queue goes up when requests are added faster than the printer can print (like adding cups faster than they can be pulled out and filled).

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