The medium-term scheduler is invoked whenever an event occurs that may lead to the blocking of the current process or that may provide an opportunity to preempt a currently running process in favor of another.

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The medium-term scheduler is responsible for swapping processes in and out of the main memory to achieve a balance between the mix of jobs, not for handling events related to process blocking or preemption. The short-term scheduler handles the decision to preempt a currently running process or not.

The Medium-Term Scheduler Is Invoked Whenever an Event Occurs That