9.7.3 - Debugging and Testing
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Practice Questions
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What is a race condition?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when multiple threads access shared data.
Define deadlock in relation to multithreading.
💡 Hint: Consider the locking of resources.
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What describes a race condition?
💡 Hint: Think about timing issues with threads!
True or False: Deadlocks can result in threads becoming blocked indefinitely.
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when threads can’t proceed.
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Design a multithreaded program that manages a shared bank account. Describe how you would handle potential race conditions and deadlocks.
💡 Hint: Consider the operations of deposit and withdrawal as critical sections.
Create a scenario involving three threads that could lead to a deadlock. Identify how you would prevent this situation in your design.
💡 Hint: Think about how to enforce a resource hierarchy to solve this.
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