Practice Pipes, Fifos (3.4.3) - Inter-process Communication (IPC) and Synchronization
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Pipes, FIFOs

Practice - Pipes, FIFOs

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a pipe in IPC?

💡 Hint: Think about how data flows in one direction.

Question 2 Easy

What is a FIFO?

💡 Hint: Remember its relation to the filesystem.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What type of IPC mechanism is a pipe?

Unidirectional
Bidirectional
Multidirectional

💡 Hint: Recall how the data movement is restricted in pipes.

Question 2

True or False: FIFOs enable communication between related processes.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider how they are structured in the filesystem.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a communication system for a weather data collection program, utilizing either pipes or FIFOs. Justify your choice of IPC.

💡 Hint: Consider how the processes are related.

Challenge 2 Hard

Create a scenario where a pipe is inadequate for the communication required between processes. Explain why.

💡 Hint: Think about the relationships and requirements of the processes.

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