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Which of the following statements is true about a 'Race Condition'?
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- 1It occurs when waiting processes loop continuously at the entry point while a critical section is being used.
- 2It describes a situation where if multiple processes are blocked on the same semaphore, only one is awakened during a signal operation.
- 3It occurs when one process is executing in its critical section, and no other process is allowed to execute in its own critical section.
- 4It occurs when multiple processes access and manipulate shared data concurrently without synchronization, making the final outcome depend on the order of execution.✓
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It occurs when multiple processes access and manipulate shared data concurrently without synchronization, making the final outcome depend on the order of execution.
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