Practice - I/O Scheduling and Buffering
Practice Questions
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What is a circular buffer?
💡 Hint: Think about how the buffer reuses its space.
Explain the term 'task notification'.
💡 Hint: Consider how tasks know when to start working.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the primary purpose of a circular buffer?
💡 Hint: Consider how data can keep flowing without being lost.
True or False: Double buffering can help reduce latency in data processing.
💡 Hint: Revisit our discussion on booth lanes in traffic.
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Challenge Problems
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Describe a scenario where circular buffers could lead to data overflow and suggest a method to handle this within an embedded system.
💡 Hint: Think about traffic jams and how they can be managed.
In a multi-tasking embedded system, explain how you might use semaphores to prevent deadlock while accessing shared resources.
💡 Hint: Consider how you might manage a shared item with time constraints.
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