Microsoft Windows Question:
What is Semaphore?
Answer:
A hardware or software flag.
In multitasking systems, a semaphore is a variable with a value that indicates the status of a common resource.
Its used to lock the resource that is being used.
A process needing the resource checks the semaphore to determine the resource's status
and then decides how to proceed.
In multitasking systems, a semaphore is a variable with a value that indicates the status of a common resource.
Its used to lock the resource that is being used.
A process needing the resource checks the semaphore to determine the resource's status
and then decides how to proceed.
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