A ________ is a mutual exclusion mechanism in which a process executes in an infinite loop waiting for the value of a lock variable to indicate availability.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


spinlock

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a) brightness b) opacity c) a blending constant d) None of the above.

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The manipulation of addresses using pointers ____ knowledge of the actual addresses.

A. requires B. generally does not require C. often requires D. never requires

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On every Windows system, each record in an encrypted database of user names and passwords is called a(n) _______________.

A. Group account B. Single account C. Specialized account D. Local user account

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NetBIOS applications should be replaced as they are out-of-date.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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