When Mutex Lock Is Implemented as a Binary Semaphore, What

question 31

Multiple Choice

When mutex lock is implemented as a binary semaphore, what should its value be initialized to be?

• A) 0
• B) 1
• C) -1
• D) none of the above

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Definitions:

Preemptive Rights

Rights that allow shareholders to purchase additional shares in a company before the company offers them to the public, protecting their ownership percentage from dilution.

Transferability

The ability of an asset or property right to be sold or otherwise transferred from one party to another.

Watered Stock

Shares issued by a company at a value much greater than its asset worth, inflating its apparent value without actual backing.

Fair Market Value

An estimate of the market value of a property, based on what a knowledgeable, willing, and unpressured buyer would likely pay to a knowledgeable, willing, and unpressured seller in the market.