Multiple choice

A single process that temporarily excludes all others from using a shared resource, in order to ensure system's integrity is called the _______.

  1. critical section

  2. mutual exclusion

  3. semaphore

  4. none of these

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Mutual exclusion is the principle where a single process temporarily excludes all others from using a shared resource. A critical section is the code segment that implements this, and semaphore is the mechanism used to enforce it.