Mutual exclusion implies that ____________

A. If a process is executing in its critical section, then no other process must be executing in their critical sections

B. If a process is executing in its critical section, then other processes must be executing in their critical sections
C. If a process is executing in its critical section, then all the resources of the system must be blocked until it finishes execution
D. None of the mentioned

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