Which of the following critical-section problem's requirements ensures programs will cooperatively determine what process will next enter its critical section?
A) mutual exclusion
B) progress
C) bounded waiting
D) none of the above

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The requirement for progress ensures that programs will cooperatively determine what process will next enter its critical section, as it prevents a situation where a process is indefinitely blocked from entering its critical section while other processes continuously enter and exit their critical sections. Mutual exclusion ensures that at most one process can enter its critical section at a time, while bounded waiting ensures that there is a limit to the number of times a process can be bypassed in favor of another process. However, neither of these requirements directly addresses the issue of cooperative determination of which process enters its critical section next.

Which of the Following Critical-Section Problem's Requirements Ensures Programs Will