Practice Monitors - 3.3 | 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 in programming?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how it protects shared resources.

Question 2

Easy

What are the two main components of a monitor?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what a monitor keeps inside it.

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Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of a monitor?

  • To ensure mutual exclusion
  • To handle user input
  • To store data permanently

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what a monitor prevents in a multi-threaded environment.

Question 2

True or False: A condition variable can remember the last signal sent to it.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the nature of queue operations.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Design a monitor for a parking lot system where cars can enter and exit. Consider conditions like full capacity and signal processes waiting to enter or exit.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about queuing systems and how you signal other processes.

Question 2

Create a scenario utilizing condition variables within a monitor where threads must wait for a certain resource to become available.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the condition of resource availability.

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