1.1.9 - Issues in Concurrent Programming
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What is a race condition?
💡 Hint: Think about how data can be affected by multiple threads.
What is one common cause of deadlock?
💡 Hint: Consider how threads might wait on each other.
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What is a race condition?
💡 Hint: Think about shared resources.
Deadlock can be avoided by?
💡 Hint: Consider resource management strategies.
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Write a Java code snippet that might lead to a deadlock situation between two threads acquiring multiple locks. Explain why it leads to deadlock.
💡 Hint: Think about how resources are locked and the order in which they are requested.
Design a threading model where starvation can occur and describe its implications. What strategies could be employed to minimize starvation?
💡 Hint: Consider the scheduling policies in use.
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