What is the purpose of a semaphore in process synchronization ?

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Answer: B. To control access to shared resources — Semaphores are synchronization primitives designed to control access to shared resources.

1. A.

   To schedule processes

2. B.

   To control access to shared resources

3. C.

   To allocate memory

4. D.

   To handle interrupts

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