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What is a key difference between user threads and kernel threads?
Which multithreading model maps multiple user-level threads to a single kernel thread?
What is the primary advantage of the One-to-One multithreading model?
What is the purpose of a thread library?
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Which of the following is an example of a thread library?
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What is the primary advantage of implicit threading?
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What is the primary limitation of the Many-to-One multithreading model?
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What is the role of the kernel in kernel threads?
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What is the primary benefit of Amdahl's Law?
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Which of the following is an example of implicit threading?
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What is the primary advantage of thread creation over process creation?
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What is the primary objective of thread cancellation?
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What is a key benefit of using multiple threads in a single process?
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What determines when a thread cancellation occurs?
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What is a major challenge in programming multicore systems?
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What is the term for a system that can perform multiple tasks simultaneously?
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What is the purpose of thread-local storage (TLS)?
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What is the benefit of multithreading in terms of responsiveness?
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What is the default type of cancellation in pthreads?
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How is thread cancellation handled on Linux systems?
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What is the primary difference between kernels and user-level threads?
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What happens when a thread has cancellation disabled?
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