a) overloading the system by using a lot of secondary storage b) under-loading the system by very less CPU utilization
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a) a condition variable must be declared as condition b) condition variables must be used as boolean objects
View QuestionA monitor is a module that encapsulates __________
a) shared data structures b) procedures that operate on shared data structure c) synchronization between concurrent procedure invocation d) all ...
View QuestionProcess synchronization can be done on __________
a) hardware level b) software level c) both hardware and software level d) none of the mentioned
View QuestionWhen high priority task is indirectly preempted by medium priority task effectively inverting the relative priority of the two tasks, the scenario is called __________
a) priority inversion b) priority removal c) priority exchange d) priority modification Answer: a Explanation: When ...
View QuestionMutual exclusion can be provided by the __________
a) mutex locks b) binary semaphores c) both mutex locks and binary semaphores d) none of the mentioned
View QuestionA semaphore is a shared integer variable __________
a) that can not drop below zero b) that can not be more than zero c) that can not ...
View QuestionWhich one of the following is a synchronization tool?
a) thread b) pipe c) semaphore d) socket Answer: c Explanation: Semaphore is a synchronization tool. Semaphore is ...
View QuestionIf a process is executing in its critical section, then no other processes can be executing in their critical section. What is this condition called?
a) mutual exclusion b) critical exclusion c) synchronous exclusion d) asynchronous exclusion Answer: a Explanation: If a process is executing in ...
View QuestionWhen several processes access the same data concurrently and the outcome of the execution depends on the particular order in which the access takes place is called ________
a) dynamic condition b) race condition c) essential condition d) critical condition Answer: b Explanation: When several processes access the same ...
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