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    Many System Architectures Support A(n) ________ Instruction That Enables a Thread
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Many System Architectures Support A(n) ________ Instruction That Enables a Thread

Question 23

Question 23

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Many system architectures support a(n) ________ instruction that enables a thread to exchange the values of two variables atomically.


A) swap
B) test-and-set
C) semaphore
D) switch

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