Practice - Race Conditions and Critical Section Problem
Practice Questions
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What is a race condition?
💡 Hint: Think about multiple vehicles trying to drive across a bridge.
Define mutual exclusion.
💡 Hint: Imagine a one-lane bridge.
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What is a race condition?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when two runners race to the finish line.
True or False: Mutual exclusion allows multiple processes to access shared resources simultaneously.
💡 Hint: Think of how traffic works on a one-lane bridge.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a simple algorithm for managing access to a critical section with two processes, ensuring mutual exclusion and no starvation.
💡 Hint: Think about how a queue operates when only one resource is being accessed at a time.
In a multi-threaded application, define how you would implement bounded waiting and how it helps maintain fairness among threads.
💡 Hint: Consider how turn-taking works in a game environment.
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