The operating system must make _________ types of scheduling decisions with respect to the execution of processes.
A) six
B) four
C) five
D) three

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The operating system typically makes three types of scheduling decisions: long-term scheduling (which determines which programs are admitted to the system for processing), short-term scheduling (which determines which of the ready processes is to be executed next), and medium-term scheduling (which involves swapping processes in and out of the main memory for execution).

The Operating System Must Make _________ Types of Scheduling Decisions