Before revision: For a single server system, Shortest Remaining Processing Time (SRPT) is a size-based policy that is optimal in the sense that, regardless of the job size distribution, it minimizes the number of jobs in the system at each point in time.
After revision: For a single server system, Shortest Remaining Processing Time (SRPT) is an optimal size-based policy that is optimal in the sense that, regardless of the job size distribution, it minimizes the number of jobs in the system at each point in time.