Database System Concepts
Database System Concepts
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780078022159
Author: Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Counting signals is not the best way to describe a counting semaphore, as a binary will
do the same thing. What do the values correspond to? I do not see use cases for either.
Explain the difference between binary semaphores and counting semaphores. Provide an example use
case for each.
The difference between a binary semaphore and
a counting semaphore is that one has a larger size
than the counting one. the
the counting Semaphore
Counts the signals.
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Transcribed Image Text:Counting signals is not the best way to describe a counting semaphore, as a binary will do the same thing. What do the values correspond to? I do not see use cases for either. Explain the difference between binary semaphores and counting semaphores. Provide an example use case for each. The difference between a binary semaphore and a counting semaphore is that one has a larger size than the counting one. the the counting Semaphore Counts the signals.
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