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What is the maximum number of processes that a link can be associated with?
What is the maximum number of processes that a link can be associated with?
A link can be associated with at most two processes.
What is the restriction on the number of processes that can execute a receive operation at a time?
What is the restriction on the number of processes that can execute a receive operation at a time?
Only one process at a time is allowed to execute a receive operation.
Who selects the receiver in a message passing system?
Who selects the receiver in a message passing system?
The system selects the receiver arbitrarily.
Is the sender notified of the receiver in a message passing system?
Is the sender notified of the receiver in a message passing system?
What are the two types of message passing operations?
What are the two types of message passing operations?
What happens when a blocking send operation is used?
What happens when a blocking send operation is used?
What happens when a blocking receive operation is used?
What happens when a blocking receive operation is used?
What happens when a non-blocking send operation is used?
What happens when a non-blocking send operation is used?
What are the possible results of a non-blocking receive operation?
What are the possible results of a non-blocking receive operation?
What is the combination of blocking send and blocking receive called?
What is the combination of blocking send and blocking receive called?
