posted 10 years ago
Bill is swiping his credit card in the supermarket. His wife is paying a bill online at home.
Bill sees this on the screen:
Your old balance is: $2000
Your debit is: $100
Your new balance is: $1850
His wife sees this on the screen:
Your old balance is: $2000
Your debit is: $50
Your new balance is: $1950
Which one of the following could have occurred?
(a) race condition
(b) condition synchronisation
(c) starvation
(d) mutual exclusion
I think this is a race condition. Am I right?