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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
What is a mutex?
💡 Hint: Think about mutual exclusion in terms of resource access.
Question 2
Easy
Define a critical section.
💡 Hint: Focus on the idea of shared resource access.
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
What does a mutex do?
- Allows multiple accesses
- Controls single access
- Encourages race conditions
💡 Hint: Consider what mutual exclusion means.
Question 2
True or False: A binary semaphore tracks the ownership of the resource it controls.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Reflect on how a mutex and a semaphore differ.
Solve 1 more question and get performance evaluation
Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
Consider a system where three tasks need access to a shared resource. Describe how you would implement a mutex and manage access to prevent race conditions.
💡 Hint: Think about how to encapsulate resource access within the locking mechanism.
Question 2
Devise a strategy to resolve a deadlock situation in a system where two tasks are waiting for resources held by each other.
💡 Hint: Consider the techniques that break circular waiting conditions.
Challenge and get performance evaluation