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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
What is context switching?
💡 Hint: Think of it as pausing and resuming a movie.
Question 2
Easy
What triggers a context switch?
💡 Hint: Consider what signals the OS to switch tasks.
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 is context switching?
- Saving states of processes
- Normal task execution
- Only for real-time systems
💡 Hint: Think of what happens when one task stops to let another start.
Question 2
True or False: Context switching is unnecessary in single-tasking systems.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Consider if there are multiple tasks being executed.
Solve 1 more question and get performance evaluation
Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
Discuss the potential negative effects of high frequency of context switching in a system. How can this impact overall system performance?
💡 Hint: Think about how much time is spent switching vs. executing tasks.
Question 2
What can be done to minimize context switching overhead in a multitasking environment? Provide examples.
💡 Hint: Consider the organization of tasks and their execution strategies.
Challenge and get performance evaluation