Newbie Question about ManualResetEvent

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I am new to C#,
what's the difference between lock() and ManualResetEvent.reset()?

for example:
a)
lock(this){
anything....
}

b)

ManualResetEvent _asyncEvent = new ManualResetEvent();

_asyncEvent.reset();
anything.....
_asyncEvent.set();

What's the difference between a) and b)?
Thanks so much!
 
lock is used for reentrancy problems, synchronous access issues via
different objects. It grants exclusive access to a code peice for one part
of the code.
ManualResetEvent is used to synchronize and communicate synch info between
two threads.

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