Mutual Exclusion – ME

Question 2. Why is mutual exclusion important in distributed systems?


Answer:

Scheduling algorithms determine the order in which tasks are executed in a concurrent system. These algorithms aim to balance CPU utilization, responsiveness, and fairness among tasks to optimize system performance.


Resources:

TutorialsPoint Article: Mutual exclusion in a distributed system

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Medium Article: Mutual Exclusive Centralized Algorithm in Distributed Systems

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