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In the One-to-One threading model, each user-level thread maps to a ______ thread
In the One-to-One threading model, each user-level thread maps to a ______ thread
kernel
Creating a user-level thread in the One-to-One model creates a ______ thread
Creating a user-level thread in the One-to-One model creates a ______ thread
kernel
The Many-to-Many threading model allows many user-level threads to be mapped to many ______ threads
The Many-to-Many threading model allows many user-level threads to be mapped to many ______ threads
kernel
The Two-level model is similar to Many-to-Many but allows a user thread to be bound to a ______ thread
The Two-level model is similar to Many-to-Many but allows a user thread to be bound to a ______ thread
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Thread library provides programmer with API for creating and managing ______
Thread library provides programmer with API for creating and managing ______
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Two primary ways of implementing thread libraries: Library entirely in ______ space
Two primary ways of implementing thread libraries: Library entirely in ______ space
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Pthreads may be provided either as ______-level or kernel-level
Pthreads may be provided either as ______-level or kernel-level
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A POSIX standard API for thread creation and synchronization is known as ______
A POSIX standard API for thread creation and synchronization is known as ______
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Java threads are managed by the ______
Java threads are managed by the ______
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Rather than explicitly creating threads, Java allows thread creation around the ______ interface
Rather than explicitly creating threads, Java allows thread creation around the ______ interface
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Thread-local storage (TLS) allows each thread to have its own copy of ______
Thread-local storage (TLS) allows each thread to have its own copy of ______
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TLS is useful when you do not have control over the thread creation process, for example, when using a ______ pool
TLS is useful when you do not have control over the thread creation process, for example, when using a ______ pool
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Local variables are visible only during a single function invocation, while TLS is visible across function invocations, similar to ______ data
Local variables are visible only during a single function invocation, while TLS is visible across function invocations, similar to ______ data
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Scheduler Activations in the context of thread models require communication to maintain the appropriate number of kernel threads allocated to the ______
Scheduler Activations in the context of thread models require communication to maintain the appropriate number of kernel threads allocated to the ______
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In the context of Scheduler Activations, typically an intermediate data structure like lightweight process (LWP) is used between user and kernel threads, where each LWP is attached to a kernel ______
In the context of Scheduler Activations, typically an intermediate data structure like lightweight process (LWP) is used between user and kernel threads, where each LWP is attached to a kernel ______
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Scheduler Activations involve creating LWPs to determine how many ______ to create
Scheduler Activations involve creating LWPs to determine how many ______ to create
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The ForkJoinTask is an abstract base class. RecursiveTask and RecursiveAction classes extend ______ Task
The ForkJoinTask is an abstract base class. RecursiveTask and RecursiveAction classes extend ______ Task
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Grand Central Dispatch is an Apple technology for macOS and iOS operating systems. It provides extensions to C, C++, and Objective-C languages, API, and runtime library. It allows identification of ______ sections
Grand Central Dispatch is an Apple technology for macOS and iOS operating systems. It provides extensions to C, C++, and Objective-C languages, API, and runtime library. It allows identification of ______ sections
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Intel Threading Building Blocks (TBB) is a template library for designing parallel C++ programs. It includes a serial version of a simple for loop. The same for loop can be written using TBB with ______ statement
Intel Threading Building Blocks (TBB) is a template library for designing parallel C++ programs. It includes a serial version of a simple for loop. The same for loop can be written using TBB with ______ statement
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OpenMP is a set of compiler directives and an API for C, C++, FORTRAN. It provides support for parallel programming in shared-memory environments. It identifies parallel regions – blocks of code that can run in ______
OpenMP is a set of compiler directives and an API for C, C++, FORTRAN. It provides support for parallel programming in shared-memory environments. It identifies parallel regions – blocks of code that can run in ______
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Grand Central Dispatch manages most of the details of threading. A block in Grand Central Dispatch is enclosed in “^{ }”. Blocks placed in a dispatch queue are assigned to an available thread in the thread pool when removed from the ______
Grand Central Dispatch manages most of the details of threading. A block in Grand Central Dispatch is enclosed in “^{ }”. Blocks placed in a dispatch queue are assigned to an available thread in the thread pool when removed from the ______
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Two types of dispatch queues in Grand Central Dispatch are: serial – blocks removed in FIFO order, queue is per process, called main queue, and ______ – removed in FIFO order but several may be removed at a time
Two types of dispatch queues in Grand Central Dispatch are: serial – blocks removed in FIFO order, queue is per process, called main queue, and ______ – removed in FIFO order but several may be removed at a time
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For the Swift language, a task is defined as a closure – similar to a block, minus the caret. Closures are submitted to the queue using the ______() function
For the Swift language, a task is defined as a closure – similar to a block, minus the caret. Closures are submitted to the queue using the ______() function
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Semantics of fork() and exec() system calls involve the duplication of only the calling thread or ______ threads?
Semantics of fork() and exec() system calls involve the duplication of only the calling thread or ______ threads?
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Thread Libraries handle various threading issues such as semantics of fork() and exec() system calls, signal handling, synchronous and asynchronous thread cancellation of target thread, thread-local storage, and ______ Activations
Thread Libraries handle various threading issues such as semantics of fork() and exec() system calls, signal handling, synchronous and asynchronous thread cancellation of target thread, thread-local storage, and ______ Activations
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Fork-Join Parallelism in Java involves the ForkJoinTask as an abstract base class. RecursiveTask returns a result via the return value from the compute() method, while RecursiveAction does not return a ______
Fork-Join Parallelism in Java involves the ForkJoinTask as an abstract base class. RecursiveTask returns a result via the return value from the compute() method, while RecursiveAction does not return a ______
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