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A scheduler which selects processes from secondary storage device is called

a.

Short term scheduler

b.

Long term scheduler

c.

Medium term scheduler

d.

Process scheduler

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Answer: (c).Medium term scheduler

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Q. A scheduler which selects processes from secondary storage device is called
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Why is the answer Medium term scheduler? Long term scheduler is responsible for loading process from secondary storage: https://www.scaler.com/topics/what-is-a-long-term-scheduler/

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