Practice Critical Section Problem - 7.3 | 7. Process Synchronization in Real-Time Systems | Operating Systems
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

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What is a critical section?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about where resource access occurs in concurrent programming.

Question 2

Easy

Why is it important to prevent race conditions?

πŸ’‘ 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

πŸ’‘ 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

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the definition of atomic.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

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.

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

Question 2

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

πŸ’‘ Hint: How does a queue work? Only some can go at a time.

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