Mutual exclusion – McqOptions

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1.	Mutual exclusion
A.	if one process is in a critical region others are excluded
B.	prevents deadlock
C.	requires semaphores to implement
D.	is found only in the Windows NT operating system
Answer» B. prevents deadlock

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