Solve : Updating OS From Snow Leopard 10.6.8?

1.	Solve : Updating OS From Snow Leopard 10.6.8?
Answer» Since updates for my current OS have ended, if I do an upgrade to a more current OS which ONE should I do. Not sure if i can just JUMP to the most current one or if I should do Mountain lion or Mavericks before jumping directly to YOSEMITE. Here is my current laptop SETUP; Model Name: MacBook Pro Model Identifier: MacBookPro8,1 Processor Name: Intel Core i5 Processor Speed: 2.3 GHz Number of Processors: 1 Total Number of Cores: 2 L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB L3 Cache: 3 MB Memory: 4 GB Boot ROM Version: MBP81.0047.B27 SMC Version (system): 1.68f99 Serial Number (system): C17G3Q64DH2G Hardware UUID: 92771EA9-8486-57F9-8F63-3F60B3CB58FC Sudden Motion Sensor: State: Enabled

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