Practice Concepts and Advantages - 3.3.1 | Module 3: Inter-process Communication (IPC) and Synchronization | Operating Systems
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is a monitor?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about synchronization and shared resources.

Question 2

Easy

Name a key advantage of using monitors.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how they help with coding errors.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does a monitor do in concurrent programming?

  • It schedules processes
  • It manages access to shared data
  • It creates new processes

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider its role in preventing race conditions.

Question 2

True or False: Condition variables are used to signal processes when conditions are met within a monitor.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember what happens when a process is waiting.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Create a monitor for a banking system where multiple clients can deposit and withdraw money from a shared account. Include condition variables to handle scenarios where the account balance is insufficient.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how you would wait for conditions related to account balance.

Question 2

Design a scenario where a car manufacturing company uses monitors to manage the assembly line with multiple workers. Each worker must wait for specific stations to be free before proceeding.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how each station is a resource that must be accessed sequentially.

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