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Practice Questions
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Question 1
Easy
What is a mutex?
💡 Hint: Think about exclusive access to resources.
Question 2
Easy
What does a binary semaphore do?
💡 Hint: Consider task signaling.
Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation
Interactive Quizzes
Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.
Question 1
Which of the following is a characteristic of a mutex?
- Task-specific ownership
- No ownership tracking
- Allows multiple tasks to lock it
💡 Hint: Think about who can lock and unlock a mutex.
Question 2
True or False: Binary semaphores support priority inheritance.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Recall the properties of semaphores.
Solve 1 more question and get performance evaluation
Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
Provide a situation in a real-time system where using both a mutex and binary semaphore could be beneficial. Discuss the implementation details.
💡 Hint: Consider the roles of data handling and task signaling.
Question 2
Analyze the impact of incorrectly using a mutex instead of a binary semaphore for signaling events in a multi-tasking environment.
💡 Hint: Think about synchronization effects on task scheduling.
Challenge and get performance evaluation