Short-term scheduling criteria
User-oriented:
- Response time: is the elapsed time between the submission of a request until the response begins to appear at the output.
- Typical goal of such system should be maximize the number of users who would experience average or better than average response time.
System-oriented:
- Throughput: is the rate at which processes are completed.
- Focus is on the efficient and effective use of processors.
- Utilization : % of time a processor is kept busy.