difference among Critical Section ,Mutual Exclusion and Semaphore

Question

difference in following: [i] mutual exclusion [ii] critical section [iii] semaphore

Answer 1

critical section anything...file,code,memory,register,colddrink,food which is "shared" by two processes..

mutual exclusion...if a process is inside the critical section.....other process shouldnt enter inside...like u r in a washroom..till that time no one should enter..

semaphore...a "variable"...a protected variable on which read modify etc happens automatically in kernal mode....like before entering washroom u have kept a bodygaurd ouside who will prevent others from entering..and when u comes out...it is removed...P and V are the operations to do so...

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