_________ Is When the Sequence of Instruction Is Guaranteed to Execute

question 18

Multiple Choice

_________ is when the sequence of instruction is guaranteed to execute as a group, or not execute at all, having no visible effect on system state.

• A) Critical section
• B) Mutual exclusion
• C) Atomic operation
• D) Starvation

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Definitions:

Electronegativity

A chemical property that describes the ability of an atom to attract electrons towards itself in a chemical bond.

Isotopes

Forms of an element that differ in the number of neutrons their atoms carry.

Electrons

Negatively charged particles in atoms, playing a crucial role in chemical reactions and electricity by transferring energy and charge.

Neutrons

Subatomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom, having no electrical charge and a mass slightly greater than that of protons.