Practice Summary of Key Concepts - 7.13 | 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 mutex?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about mutual exclusion and what that means.

Question 2

Easy

What does a semaphore do?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Relate it to simple signals in everyday life.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

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

  • To enhance performance
  • To prevent resource conflicts
  • To increase complexity

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what happens if tasks compete for access.

Question 2

True or False: Mutexes can be owned by multiple tasks.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember what mutual exclusion means.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Consider a real-time system with multiple tasks needing access to a printer. Describe how you would implement synchronization using mutexes.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how you'd ensure no two tasks print at the same time, maybe with a key.

Question 2

A task with high priority needs to read data from a resource held by a low-priority task. Discuss how priority inversion can be resolved.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how urgency can change task behavior.

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