Practice - Shared Memory
Practice Questions
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What is shared memory in the context of IPC?
💡 Hint: Think about memory and how processes communicate.
Name one system call used to create shared memory in Unix systems.
💡 Hint: This call starts with 'shm' and is often part of tutorials.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is shared memory?
💡 Hint: Focus on how processes interact through memory.
True or False: Shared memory requires kernel intervention for every read and write operation.
💡 Hint: Consider how shared memory differs from message passing.
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Challenge Problems
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You are developing a multi-threaded application that uses shared memory for communication between threads. Describe how you would use mutexes to manage access to a shared variable and prevent race conditions.
💡 Hint: Think about the sequences in which threads operate and how mutexes can control that flow.
Discuss an instance where using shared memory might introduce security vulnerabilities. What measures could be taken to mitigate these vulnerabilities?
💡 Hint: Consider the nature of shared memory and how unrestricted access might pose a risk.
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