In the Solution for Bounded Buffer Problem Using JAVA Monitors

question 50

Multiple Choice

In the solution for bounded buffer problem using JAVA monitors (Figure 7.9) , functions insert( ) and remove( ) are synchronized to ensure that

• A) a thread may insert an item and different thread may remove an item from a different location in the buffer simultaneously.
• B) at most one thread may enter or remove an item at any time.
• C) at most one thread may enter an item at any time, but multiple threads may remove items from different locations at the same time.
• D) multiple thread may enter items at different locations at the same time, but at most one thread may remove an item at the same time.

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