Scheduling Criteria

nCPU utilization – keep the CPU as busy as possible

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nThroughput – # of processes that complete their execution per time unit

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nTurnaround time – amount of time to execute a particular process

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nWaiting time – amount of time a process has been waiting in the ready queue

n

nResponse time – amount of time it takes from when a request was submitted until the first response is produced, not output  (for time-sharing environment)