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What is a key advantage of dividing a process into multiple threads?
What is a key advantage of dividing a process into multiple threads?
- Slower communication between threads
- Increased throughput of the system (correct)
- Decreased CPU utilization
- Less efficient use of memory
Which mechanism for Inter-process Communication (IPC) enables proper sequencing when dependencies are present?
Which mechanism for Inter-process Communication (IPC) enables proper sequencing when dependencies are present?
- Atomic read/write
- Monitors
- Semaphores (correct)
- Locks
What can lead to a race condition in a system?
What can lead to a race condition in a system?
- Multiple processes reading or writing shared data simultaneously (correct)
- Only one process accessing shared data at a time
- Processes accessing separate data sets
- Processes running at different speeds
What is a critical region in a program?
What is a critical region in a program?
Which condition is required to avoid race conditions in a system?
Which condition is required to avoid race conditions in a system?
Which IPC mechanism is most suitable for passing information from one process to another?
Which IPC mechanism is most suitable for passing information from one process to another?
What is the purpose of using semaphores in IPC?
What is the purpose of using semaphores in IPC?
"No two processes may be simultaneously inside their critical regions." This statement relates to which condition to avoid race conditions?
"No two processes may be simultaneously inside their critical regions." This statement relates to which condition to avoid race conditions?
What happens if you have two or more processes simultaneously reading or writing shared data?
What happens if you have two or more processes simultaneously reading or writing shared data?
What role does message passing play in Inter-process Communication (IPC)?
What role does message passing play in Inter-process Communication (IPC)?
