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What is a race condition in software engineering?
What is a race condition in software engineering?
- A situation where multiple processes are writing to different locations in memory
- A situation where two or more processes are reading or writing some shared data and the final result depends on timing (correct)
- A situation where two processes are completely independent and do not interact with each other
- A situation where a process gets stuck in an infinite loop
How can a race condition be avoided in software engineering?
How can a race condition be avoided in software engineering?
- By increasing the number of shared variables in the program
- By allowing multiple processes to simultaneously access and modify the shared data
- By introducing more complex dependencies between the processes
- By ensuring that only one process at a time can manipulate the shared data (correct)
What is an example of a read-modify-write race condition?
What is an example of a read-modify-write race condition?
- Reading data from a file and writing it to another file concurrently
- Sharing a single resource such as a printer among multiple processes
- Simultaneously updating the balance of a bank account from multiple processes (correct)
- Comparing two values and then updating a shared variable based on the comparison result
In the context of race conditions, what does 'Check-then-act' refer to?
In the context of race conditions, what does 'Check-then-act' refer to?
What could happen in the train ticket booking example given if no synchronization is used?
What could happen in the train ticket booking example given if no synchronization is used?
How does synchronization help in avoiding race conditions?
How does synchronization help in avoiding race conditions?
What is the main issue described in the given code?
What is the main issue described in the given code?
In the Train ticket booking example, what is the consequence of the race condition problem?
In the Train ticket booking example, what is the consequence of the race condition problem?
What is the primary purpose of the 'Counter Race Condition Example'?
What is the primary purpose of the 'Counter Race Condition Example'?
What is the common issue observed when running the 'Counter Race Condition Example' multiple times?
What is the common issue observed when running the 'Counter Race Condition Example' multiple times?
What is the role of 'Memory barriers' in hardware support for implementing critical section code?
What is the role of 'Memory barriers' in hardware support for implementing critical section code?
What makes a memory model 'strongly ordered'?
What makes a memory model 'strongly ordered'?
What is a potential consequence of using hardware that disables interrupts on uniprocessors?
What is a potential consequence of using hardware that disables interrupts on uniprocessors?
What is the significance of 'atomic variables' in hardware support?
What is the significance of 'atomic variables' in hardware support?
How does a computer architecture's memory model affect application programs?
How does a computer architecture's memory model affect application programs?
What is the primary challenge faced by operating systems using hardware that disables interrupts on uniprocessors?
What is the primary challenge faced by operating systems using hardware that disables interrupts on uniprocessors?
What is the primary purpose of synchronization in the context of race conditions?
What is the primary purpose of synchronization in the context of race conditions?
What is the consequence of not using synchronization in the train ticket booking example?
What is the consequence of not using synchronization in the train ticket booking example?
What is the significance of 'Check-then-act' in the context of race conditions?
What is the significance of 'Check-then-act' in the context of race conditions?
What is the main challenge when dealing with read-modify-write race conditions?
What is the main challenge when dealing with read-modify-write race conditions?
How does synchronization help in avoiding race conditions?
How does synchronization help in avoiding race conditions?
What is the consequence of a race condition in the context of shared data manipulation?
What is the consequence of a race condition in the context of shared data manipulation?
What is the consequence of the race condition problem in the Train ticket booking example?
What is the consequence of the race condition problem in the Train ticket booking example?
What is the primary issue described in the given code?
What is the primary issue described in the given code?
What is the primary challenge faced by operating systems using hardware that disables interrupts on uniprocessors?
What is the primary challenge faced by operating systems using hardware that disables interrupts on uniprocessors?
What is a potential consequence of using hardware that disables interrupts on uniprocessors?
What is a potential consequence of using hardware that disables interrupts on uniprocessors?
In the context of race conditions, what does 'Check-then-act' refer to?
In the context of race conditions, what does 'Check-then-act' refer to?
What is the role of 'Memory barriers' in hardware support for implementing critical section code?
What is the role of 'Memory barriers' in hardware support for implementing critical section code?
How does a computer architecture's memory model affect application programs?
How does a computer architecture's memory model affect application programs?
What makes a memory model 'strongly ordered'?
What makes a memory model 'strongly ordered'?
