_________ is a mechanism used by operating systems to control access to shared resources among multiple processes.
- Mutex
- Scheduler
- Semaphore
- Thread Pool
A mutex (short for mutual exclusion) is a synchronization primitive used to control access to shared resources. It allows only one thread to access the resource at a time, ensuring data integrity.
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