To avoid indefinite postponement, a monitor ________.
A) terminates newly arriving threads when other threads are waiting
B) gives a higher priority to waiting threads than to newly arriving ones
C) terminates waiting threads when new threads arrive
D) gives a higher priority to newly arriving threads than to waiting ones

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A monitor gives a higher priority to waiting threads than to newly arriving ones to ensure that waiting threads are eventually executed, thus avoiding indefinite postponement.

To Avoid Indefinite Postponement, a Monitor ________