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Computational Thinking for the Modern Problem Solver
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Computational Thinking for the Modern Problem Solver

by David Riley, Kenny A. Hunt
March 2014
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
405 pages
12h 16m
English
Chapman and Hall/CRC
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resource, and the resource is not unlocked until its update is completed.
A locked resource cannot be accessed in any way by other processors,
forcing such processors to wait until it is unlocked. Only the process that
performed the lock is allowed to unlock, giving the process ownership of
the lock. When checking for an available theater seat, that seat becomes
locked by the person checking; this seat is unavailable to others until the
checking individual has an opportunity to reserve the seat.
Automobile drivers oen employ this kind of lock solution without
knowing it. For ex ...
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ISBN: 9781466587793