Practice Race Condition - 9.4.1 | 9. Multithreading | Computer Architecture
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is a race condition?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how two threads might access the same variable.

Question 2

Easy

Name a mechanism used to prevent race conditions.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what locks threads out from accessing shared resources.

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Question 1

What defines a race condition?

  • A method of locking resources
  • Unpredictable results from concurrent access
  • A networking error

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember, it’s all about timing and access.

Question 2

True or False: Race conditions can be completely avoided by proper thread scheduling.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about locked vs. unlocked resources.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Design a code snippet that demonstrates a race condition when two threads attempt to modify a shared variable simultaneously.

πŸ’‘ Hint: How could you demonstrate the inconsistency through output?

Question 2

Propose a solution to mitigate race conditions in your code snippet above using mutexes.

πŸ’‘ Hint: What kind of code structure would help in this context?

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