10 Questions
What is the physical implementation of a communication link?
Hardware bus and network
In direct communication, how do processes name each other?
Explicitly
What is the characteristic of a link in direct communication?
A link is associated with exactly one pair of communicating processes
In indirect communication, what is the role of a mailbox?
To direct and receive messages
What is the operation to create a new mailbox in indirect communication?
create a new mailbox (port)
What is the property of a link in indirect communication?
A link may be associated with many processes
How many communication links can exist between each pair of processes in indirect communication?
Several
What happens when a process sends a message to a mailbox shared by multiple processes?
The message is received by all processes sharing the mailbox
In indirect communication, who gets the message when a process sends a message to a mailbox shared by multiple processes?
All processes sharing the mailbox
What is the role of a mailbox in indirect communication?
To share messages between processes
This quiz covers the concepts of processes in operating systems, including process scheduling, operations on processes, interprocess communication, and communication in client-server systems.
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