Multiple choice

In the process managment, which of the following is a variable that accepts non-negative integer values and except for initialization, it may be accessed and manipulated through two primitive operations - wait and signal?

  1. Mutual exclusion

  2. Semaphores

  3. Deadlocks

  4. None of these

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Semaphore is a variable, which accepts a non-negative integer value and except for initialization, it may be accessed and manipulated through two primitive operations - wait and signal.