Practice Inter-task Communication + Synchronization (7.9) - Process Synchronization in Real-Time Systems
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Inter-Task Communication + Synchronization

Practice - Inter-Task Communication + Synchronization

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a message queue?

💡 Hint: Think about how tasks send and receive data.

Question 2 Easy

What function is used to send a message in FreeRTOS?

💡 Hint: Look for the function name associated with sending messages.

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Question 1

What is the primary purpose of message queues in real-time systems?

Data storage
Inter-task communication
Error logging

💡 Hint: Think about how tasks share information.

Question 2

True or False: Message queues allow tasks to overwrite each other’s messages.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider how queues maintain the order of messages.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a simple real-time system using message queues to ensure that multiple temperature sensors can communicate their readings to a display task without data loss. Describe the tasks and how they would utilize message queues.

💡 Hint: Consider the flow of information between tasks.

Challenge 2 Hard

Explain how blocking in message queues can conserve CPU resources compared to polling for data. Provide an example to illustrate your point.

💡 Hint: Think about how tasks communicate efficiently.

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