5.4 - Condition: Complex Coordination
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Practice Questions
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What is a condition variable?
💡 Hint: Think about how threads manage waiting for events.
What does the notify() method do?
💡 Hint: It's used by the producer in the producer-consumer problem.
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What does a Condition object allow threads to do?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when threads are waiting.
True or False: The notify method can wake up multiple threads waiting on a Condition.
💡 Hint: Think about how waking up works.
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Design a condition variable that allows multiple producers and consumers to work effectively in a shared buffer. Include implementation details.
💡 Hint: Think about how to coordinate multiple threads working simultaneously.
What might go wrong in a multi-threaded application if improper notifications occur? Illustrate with an example.
💡 Hint: Consider how essential signals are in communication.
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