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What is the purpose of the 'Send' primitive in message passing?
What is the purpose of the 'Send' primitive in message passing?
- To wait for a message to arrive
- To receive a message from a source process
- To generate something to put in the buffer
- To send a message to a destination process (correct)
Which of the following accurately describes the 'Receive' primitive in message passing?
Which of the following accurately describes the 'Receive' primitive in message passing?
- Sends a message to a destination process
- Receives a message from a source process (correct)
- Generates an item to put in the buffer
- Waits for an empty buffer slot to arrive
What is the role of 'producer' in the Producer Consumer problem using message passing?
What is the role of 'producer' in the Producer Consumer problem using message passing?
- Receives messages from consumer
- Waits for an empty buffer slot to arrive
- Sends messages to consumer
- Generates items to put in the buffer (correct)
In the context of message passing, what does 'consumer' do?
In the context of message passing, what does 'consumer' do?
What happens when the 'Receive' primitive is executed in message passing?
What happens when the 'Receive' primitive is executed in message passing?
What is the purpose of building a message in the context of message passing?
What is the purpose of building a message in the context of message passing?
What happens if the value of a semaphore is 0?
What happens if the value of a semaphore is 0?
Which of the following statements about semaphore operations is correct?
Which of the following statements about semaphore operations is correct?
What does the 'up' operation do to a semaphore?
What does the 'up' operation do to a semaphore?
What happens if one or more processes were sleeping on a semaphore during an 'up' operation?
What happens if one or more processes were sleeping on a semaphore during an 'up' operation?
What is guaranteed about a process doing an 'up' operation on a semaphore?
What is guaranteed about a process doing an 'up' operation on a semaphore?
What is the purpose of setting the shared lock variable to 1 before entering the critical section?
What is the purpose of setting the shared lock variable to 1 before entering the critical section?
In the scenario described, what issue arises due to the context switch when process P0 is setting the lock variable to 1?
In the scenario described, what issue arises due to the context switch when process P0 is setting the lock variable to 1?
What problem is addressed by using the 'turn' variable in the strict alteration algorithm?
What problem is addressed by using the 'turn' variable in the strict alteration algorithm?
What characteristic of busy waiting is highlighted in the given text?
What characteristic of busy waiting is highlighted in the given text?
In the shared lock variable algorithm, what prevents two processes from simultaneously accessing the critical section?
In the shared lock variable algorithm, what prevents two processes from simultaneously accessing the critical section?
Why does process P1 wait in a loop in the strict alteration algorithm?
Why does process P1 wait in a loop in the strict alteration algorithm?
What is the primary disadvantage of taking turns when one process is much slower than the other?
What is the primary disadvantage of taking turns when one process is much slower than the other?
In the TSL (Test and Set Lock) Instruction, what is the purpose of the CMP REGISTER,#0 instruction?
In the TSL (Test and Set Lock) Instruction, what is the purpose of the CMP REGISTER,#0 instruction?
What action does the process take in the leave_region step of the TSL (Test and Set Lock) Instruction?
What action does the process take in the leave_region step of the TSL (Test and Set Lock) Instruction?
In the Exchange Instruction Algorithm, what happens after moving REGISTER,#1 in the enter_region step?
In the Exchange Instruction Algorithm, what happens after moving REGISTER,#1 in the enter_region step?
What is a key difference between the TSL (Test and Set Lock) Instruction and Exchange Instruction Algorithm?
What is a key difference between the TSL (Test and Set Lock) Instruction and Exchange Instruction Algorithm?
Why is taking turns not a good idea when one process is much slower than another?
Why is taking turns not a good idea when one process is much slower than another?
Which synchronization primitive is described as a collection of procedures, variables, and data structures grouped together in a special module or package?
Which synchronization primitive is described as a collection of procedures, variables, and data structures grouped together in a special module or package?
In the Producer Consumer problem using Semaphores, what does the 'full' semaphore represent?
In the Producer Consumer problem using Semaphores, what does the 'full' semaphore represent?
What is the purpose of the 'empty' semaphore in the Producer Consumer problem with Semaphores?
What is the purpose of the 'empty' semaphore in the Producer Consumer problem with Semaphores?
What role does the 'mutex' semaphore play in the Producer Consumer problem using Semaphores?
What role does the 'mutex' semaphore play in the Producer Consumer problem using Semaphores?
Why does a process get suspended when calling a procedure within a monitor if another process is already active?
Why does a process get suspended when calling a procedure within a monitor if another process is already active?
What property of a monitor ensures that only one process can be active within it at any instant?
What property of a monitor ensures that only one process can be active within it at any instant?
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