The counting semaphore is initialized to ___________.
A) 0
B) 1
C) the number of resources available
D) none of the above

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The counting semaphore is initialized to the number of resources available, as it represents the number of available resources. The semaphore can be incremented or decremented to reflect changes in availability. Option A would be correct for a binary semaphore, not a counting semaphore. Option B assumes only one resource is available, which is not always the case. Option D is incorrect as an initialization value must be specified for the semaphore.

The Counting Semaphore Is Initialized to ___________