Explain the busy-wait versus sleep-wait protocols

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Explain the following terms associated with fast and efficient synchronization schemes on a shared-memory multiprocessor:

(a) Busy-wait versus sleep-wait protocols for sole access of a critical section.

(b) Fairness policies for reviving one of the suspended processes waiting in a queue.

(c) Lock mechanisms for pre-synchronization to achieve sole access to a critical section. Optimistic concurrency or the post-synchronization method. Server synchronization and the corresponding synchronization environment.

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