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Multithreaded Web Server and Classical Thread Model Quiz

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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?

Atomic read/write

Monitors

Semaphores (correct)

Locks

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?

Part of the code where shared variables are accessed (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which condition is required to avoid race conditions in a system?

Mutual Exclusion (mutex) (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which IPC mechanism is most suitable for passing information from one process to another?

Message Passing (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using semaphores in IPC?

Ensuring proper sequencing when dependencies are present (A) Signup and view all the answers

"No two processes may be simultaneously inside their critical regions." This statement relates to which condition to avoid race conditions?

Mutual Exclusion (mutex) (B) Signup and view all the answers

What happens if you have two or more processes simultaneously reading or writing shared data?

A race condition may occur (A) Signup and view all the answers

What role does message passing play in Inter-process Communication (IPC)?

Sending information between processes (A) Signup and view all the answers