A symmetrical multiprocessor organization must __________, unlike master/slave and separate kernels organizations.

a) ensure mutual exclusion to all kernel data
b) be able to recover from a processor failure
c) handle all I/O requests using only one processor
d) all of the above


a) ensure mutual exclusion to all kernel data

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A. object dictionary B. object index C. GUI dictionary D. interface dictionary

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