Multiple Choice
The term _________ refers to a technique in which a process can do nothing until it gets permission to enter its critical section but continues to execute an instruction or set of instructions that tests the appropriate variable to gain entrance.
A) spin waiting
B) general semaphore
C) critical resource
D) message passing
Correct Answer:

Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q2: A means for two processes to exchange
Q3: The management of multiple processes within a
Q4: A monitor supports synchronization by the use
Q5: A _ relationship allows multiple server processes
Q6: The requirement that when one process is
Q8: A _ is a mutual exclusion mechanism
Q9: In the case of competing processes three
Q10: Race condition is a situation in which
Q11: _ arises in three different contexts: multiple
Q12: _ is a section of code within