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What is the purpose of the Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) in Python?
To ensure that only one thread executes Python bytecode at a time
Which of the following is an example of Inter-process communication (IPC)?
Shared memory
What is a potential issue that can arise when multiple threads access shared memory without proper synchronization?
Race condition
If a CPU-bound task needs to be parallelized across multiple cores, which approach should be used in Python?
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Which of the following is a common technique used for synchronizing access to shared resources between threads?
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What is the advantage of using multiprocessing over multithreading for CPU-bound tasks in Python?
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What is a potential drawback of using multiprocessing compared to multithreading in Python?
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What is the purpose of using a mutex (mutual exclusion) in multithreaded programming?
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Which of the following is a potential issue that can arise when using shared memory for inter-process communication?
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What is the purpose of using a semaphore in multithreaded programming?
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