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Which of the following is a hardware solution to the critical-section problem?
Which of the following is a hardware solution to the critical-section problem?
- Memory barriers
- Compare-and-swap operations
- Atomic variables
- All of the above (correct)
What is the purpose of mutex locks in solving the critical-section problem?
What is the purpose of mutex locks in solving the critical-section problem?
- To allow concurrent execution
- To ensure liveness
- To evaluate tools
- To prevent race conditions (correct)
Which synchronization tool can be used to solve the critical-section problem?
Which synchronization tool can be used to solve the critical-section problem?
- Mutex locks
- Semaphores
- Monitors
- All of the above (correct)
What is the purpose of condition variables in solving the critical-section problem?
What is the purpose of condition variables in solving the critical-section problem?
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In what scenarios can tools solve the critical-section problem?
In what scenarios can tools solve the critical-section problem?
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