A critical region is

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A critical region is

  1. A.

    One which is enclosed by a pair of P and V operations on semaphores.

  2. B.

    A program segment that has not been proved bug-free.

  3. C.

    A program segment that often causes unexpected system crashes.

  4. D.

    A program segment where shared resources are accessed.

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Correct answer: D

A critical region is defined as the specific program segment where shared resources are accessed. While synchronization mechanisms protect this area, they do not define the region itself.

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