Practice Race Conditions and Concurrent Data Corruption - 6.6.4 | Module 6 - Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) | Embedded System
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6.6.4 - Race Conditions and Concurrent Data Corruption

Learning

Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

Define what a race condition is.

💡 Hint: Consider situations where timing affects results.

Question 2

Easy

What is a mutex?

💡 Hint: Think about how you might lock a door for privacy.

Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation

Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What is a race condition?

  • A situation causing deadlocks
  • When multiple tasks access shared data concurrently
  • A programming error
  • A specific type of mutex

💡 Hint: Think of timing issues in concurrent execution.

Question 2

True or False: Mutexes allow multiple tasks to access shared resources at the same time.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider how a mutex operates.

Solve and get performance evaluation

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Write a function simulating two tasks accessing a shared variable and demonstrate the outcome without using a mutex.

💡 Hint: Keep track of value before and after operations.

Question 2

Design a simple RTOS-based program to handle two tasks safely using a mutex to protect access to a global counter. Explain your design.

💡 Hint: Identify when to lock and unlock the mutex.

Challenge and get performance evaluation