Practice Inter-Task Communication + Synchronization - 7.9 | 7. Process Synchronization in Real-Time Systems | Operating Systems
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is a message queue?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how tasks send and receive data.

Question 2

Easy

What function is used to send a message in FreeRTOS?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Look for the function name associated with sending messages.

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Interactive Quizzes

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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

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how tasks share information.

Question 2

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

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how queues maintain the order of messages.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

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.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the flow of information between tasks.

Question 2

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

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how tasks communicate efficiently.

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