Synchronization and Concurrent Programming Concepts
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Which layer directly provides network services to users?

  • Network
  • Transport
  • Session
  • Presentation (correct)

    • What is the purpose of packet assembly in networking?

  • To ensure data encryption
  • To divide messages into packets for transmission (correct)
  • To synchronize data flow
  • To detect network failures

    • What type of packet delivery may follow different routes and arrive out of sequence?

  • Virtual Circuit Packet Delivery
  • Datagram Packet Delivery (correct)
  • Routing Delivery
  • Congestion Control

    • What principle is used to ensure successful packet delivery in the transport layer?

    <p>IP Addressing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which layer ensures that messages are partitioned into smaller packets for correct transmission?

    <p>Transport</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is congestion control important in networks?

    <p>To prevent packet loss during busy network periods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process involves converting a collection of data items into a form suitable for transmission in a message?

    <p>Marshalling</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of data is flattened and represented during Java Object Serialization?

    <p>Both objects &amp; primitive data values</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which interface does Java Object Serialization implement?

    <p>Serializable interface</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of External Data Representation in application programs?

    <p>To store information via data structs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of a Remote Object Reference in distributed systems?

    <p>It is valid throughout a distributed system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of establishing mutual exclusion in shared memory synchronization?

    <p>To ensure the producer and consumer do not access the shared memory at the same time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of concurrent programs, what does it mean for processes/threads to be executed in parallel?

    <p>Multiple processes execute their instructions at exactly the same time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What technique is used in multiprogramming to give an illusion of programs running simultaneously?

    <p>Rapidly switching tasks between programs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When does task switching occur in multiprogramming systems?

    <p>Based on availability of resources or interrupt requests</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes async process execution in multiprocessing systems from sequential execution?

    <p>Processes execute instructions independently of each other's progress</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is multiprogramming necessary in computer systems?

    <p>To maximize the utilization of a single processor by running multiple programs simultaneously</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What problem can varying process time and process scheduling lead to?

    <p>Difficult debugging and unpredictability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is interference defined in the context of processes?

    <p>Unpredictable results due to shared variable manipulation order</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does mutual exclusion aim to achieve in concurrent programming?

    <p>Preventing multiple processes from executing in a critical section concurrently</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which synchronization problem deals with multiple producers and consumers adding and removing tasks on a bounded buffer?

    <p>Producer-Consumer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In distributed systems, what do monitors represent?

    <p>Abstraction of hardware elements that hide specific technology details</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of systems involve hardware and software components located on networked computers communicating via message passing?

    <p>Distributed Systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of Internet Protocol (IP)?

    <p>To establish rules for sending and receiving data across the internet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which technique helps alleviate IPv4 shortage by allowing multiple devices to share a single IP address for internet access?

    <p>Network Address Translation (NAT)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of routers in internetworking?

    <p>Serving as connections between different networks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which protocol allows sending of datagram packets even if devices are not directly connected?

    <p>Internet Protocol (IP)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) contribute to networking?

    <p>Converting human-readable internet addresses into machine-readable network addresses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characteristic distinguishes Network Address Translation (NAT) from IP packet filtering?

    <p>Allowing devices to share a single IP address for internet access</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Process Synchronization

    • Producer-consumer problem: producer writes data, consumer reads data from shared memory, mutual exclusion is required to ensure simultaneous access is not allowed.

    Programs

    • Sequential programs: instructions are executed in sequence.
    • Concurrent programs: 2 or more processes/threads are executed in parallel, each process is a sequential program itself.
    • Multiprogramming: multiple programs appear to run simultaneously by rapidly switching tasks between programs instead of waiting for each program to finish.

    Task Switching

    • Task switching occurs voluntarily or in response to interrupts (e.g., from I/O devices).

    Async Process Execution

    • Processes have little to no control over the interleaving in multiprocessing systems.
    • Each process progresses based on the availability of resources and OS decisions.

    Internetworking

    • Each device connected to any subnet has a unique address.
    • Protocols are implemented to define how packets should be formatted and managed as they travel across different subnets.
    • Devices like routers serve as the connection from one network to another.

    Internet Protocol

    • Every device connected to the internet has a unique 32-bit IP address.
    • Rules are established on how data must be sent and received across the internet.
    • IP allows sending of datagram packets even if devices are not directly connected.
    • Address Resolution: converts human-readable internet addresses (www.example.com) into machine-readable network addresses.

    Techniques to Alleviate IPV4 Shortage

    • Classes Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR): assign IP addresses based on a specific prefix length.
    • Use private IP addresses.
    • Network Address Translation (NAT): multiple devices in a local network share a single IP address when accessing the internet.

    Networking

    • IP packet filtering: examines individual data packets based on their source and destination IP addresses.
    • TCP gateway: controls and establishes the TCP connection by checking all requests.
    • Java Object Serialization: flattens and represents external data of any single object or tree of objects to be transmitted/stored on a disk.

    Remote Object Reference

    • An identifier for a remote object that's valid throughout a distributed system.
    • Must be uniquely generated.

    External Data Representation

    • Application programs store information via data structures, which must be flattened (converted to bytes) to be sent over the net.
    • Marshalling: taking a collection of data items and converting them into a form suitable for transmission in a message.
    • Unmarshalling: disassembling the message on arrival to produce an equivalent collection of data items at the destination.

    OSI Layers

    • Data Link: transmits packets between nodes.
    • Network: transfers packets between computers in a specific network.
    • Transport: message/data is partitioned into smaller packets and ensures they arrive correctly at the destination (TCP/UDP).
    • Session: layer for failure detection, synchronizes data flow.
    • Presentation: where encryption happens.
    • Application: directly provides network services to users (HTTP, FTP, SMTP).

    Packet Delivery

    • Datagram Packet Delivery: may follow different routes and may arrive out of sequence, no setup required.
    • Virtual Circuit Packet Delivery: virtual circuit setup is required by identifying a route from the source to destination.

    Routing

    • Uses a routing algorithm to determine the routes of packet transmission.

    Congestion Control

    • Networks have limits in terms of capacity, and congestion control is used to prevent data packet loss by sending signals to devices (like routers) along the nodes (routes) of the data packets.

    Interference

    • Occurs when 2 processes read and write in the shared variables in an unpredictable order, leading to unpredictable results.

    Synchronization Problems

    • Barrier Sync: multiple processes wait for each other to finish each iteration.
    • Reader-Writer: group of producers and consumers add and remove tasks on a bounded buffer capacity.
    • Dining Savages.

    Distributed Systems

    • Hardware/software components located at networked computers that communicate via message passing.
    • Examples: web searching, MMORPGs.
    • Representation of hardware elements of a distributed system that abstracts away specific details of the computer & networking technologies employed.
    • Characteristics:
      • Concurrent execution.
      • Communication between components via message passing.

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    Learn about synchronization techniques like mutual exclusion for shared memory management, as well as the differences between sequential and concurrent programs. Understand the basics of multiprogramming and how it relates to executing processes in parallel.

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