📝 Question
#51
A semaphore is a shared integer variable __________
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Correct Answer
A. that can not drop below zero
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Explanation
A semaphore is a shared integer variable that can not drop below zero. In binary semaphore, if the value of the semaphore variable is zero that means there is a process that uses a critical resource and no other process can access the same critical resource until it is released. In Counting semaphore, if the value of the semaphore variable is zero that means there is no resource available.
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