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C Program for Task Scheduling and Timing

The document contains two C programs: one for scheduling a task to execute at a specific time and another for measuring the time difference between two events. The first program uses a loop to check the current time and executes a task when the specified time is reached. The second program records the start and end times of a task to calculate and display the elapsed time.

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C Program for Task Scheduling and Timing

The document contains two C programs: one for scheduling a task to execute at a specific time and another for measuring the time difference between two events. The first program uses a loop to check the current time and executes a task when the specified time is reached. The second program records the start and end times of a task to calculate and display the elapsed time.

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Example: Scheduling a Task and

Measuring Time Difference


Your Name
March 17, 2025

1 Task Scheduler in C
This program waits until a specific time (e.g., 14:30:00) and then executes a task.

1 # include < stdio .h >


2 # include < time .h >
3 # include < unistd .h > // for sleep ()
4
5 void executeTask () {
6 printf ( " Task executed at the scheduled time !\ n " ) ;
7 }
8
9 int main () {
10 int target_hour = 14; // Set desired hour (24 - hour format )
11 int target_min = 30; // Set desired minute
12 int target_sec = 0; // Set desired second
13
14 while (1) {
15 time_t now = time ( NULL ) ; // Get current time
16 struct tm * current_time = localtime (& now ) ;
17
18 if ( current_time - > tm_hour == target_hour &&
19 current_time - > tm_min == target_min &&
20 current_time - > tm_sec == target_sec ) {
21 executeTask () ;
22 break ;
23 }
24 sleep (1) ; // Wait 1 second
25 }
26 return 0;
27 }

2 Measuring Time Difference Between Events


This program calculates the time elapsed between two events.

1
1 # include < stdio .h >
2 # include < time .h >
3
4 int main () {
5 time_t start_time , end_time ;
6 double elapsed ;
7
8 printf ( " Starting the task ...\ n " ) ;
9 start_time = time ( NULL ) ; // Record start time
10
11 for ( volatile long i = 0; i < 1000000000; i ++) ;
12
13 end_time = time ( NULL ) ; // Record end time
14 elapsed = difftime ( end_time , start_time ) ;
15
16 printf ( " Task completed in %.2 f seconds .\ n " , elapsed ) ;
17
18 return 0;
19 }

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