Practice Critical Section Problem (7.3) - Process Synchronization in Real-Time Systems
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Critical Section Problem

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Question 1 Easy

What is a critical section?

💡 Hint: Think about where resource access occurs in concurrent programming.

Question 2 Easy

Why is it important to prevent race conditions?

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when multiple tasks access the same data.

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Question 1

What is the purpose of a critical section?

To allow multiple tasks to execute simultaneously
To manage access to shared resources safely
To increase task execution time

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when multiple tasks need to share data.

Question 2

True or False: Atomic operations can be interrupted by other tasks.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the definition of atomic.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a small system where multiple threads need to update a bank account balance simultaneously. Describe how you would implement synchronization to avoid race conditions.

💡 Hint: Think about how locks work in real life, like keys for rooms.

Challenge 2 Hard

Consider a scenario where a server handles requests from several clients accessing a shared resource. How would you prevent potential race conditions?

💡 Hint: How does a queue work? Only some can go at a time.

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