Question 1

What statement accurately describes the role of a socket?

Accepted Answer

A)  A socket is an object that serves as a communication link between a single server process and a single client process. 
B)  A socket is a named pipe that is used to pass communications one way to a remote location. 
C)  A socket is a unique computer resource that provides access to hardware. 
D)  A socket is a communications channel within the TCP/IP stack that communicates only with the localhost. 
A)  A socket is an object that serves as a communication link between a single server process and a single client process. 
B)  A socket is a named pipe that is used to pass communications one way to a remote location. 
C)  A socket is a unique computer resource that provides access to hardware. 
D)  A socket is a communications channel within the TCP/IP stack that communicates only with the localhost.

Question 2

In the event that a thread loses access to the CPU, such as via a time-out, sleep, block, or wait state, what happens when the thread is ready to resume execution?

Accepted Answer

A)  The thread is moved to the front of the ready-queue. 
B)  The thread is moved to the rear of the ready-queue. 
C)  The thread is given a chance to execute as soon as the running process enters a wait state. 
D)  The thread is given a random interval to check if it is the thread's turn to execute, or if the processor is available. 
A)  The thread is moved to the front of the ready-queue. 
B)  The thread is moved to the rear of the ready-queue. 
C)  The thread is given a chance to execute as soon as the running process enters a wait state. 
D)  The thread is given a random interval to check if it is the thread's turn to execute, or if the processor is available.

Question 3

Clients connect to servers via objects known as channels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A port serves as a channel through which several clients can exchange data with the same server or with different servers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The late 1960s and early 1970s saw the rise of networked systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Assuming that a socket has been created with a name of server, what effect does the server.listen(10) have?

Accepted Answer

A)  The socket will listen for a maximum of 10 minutes, and then close. 
B)  The socket will allow a maximum of 10 connections, then close. 
C)  The socket will accept a maximum of 10 concurrent connections. 
D)  The socket will listen until the integer "10" is seen in the data stream. 
A)  The socket will listen for a maximum of 10 minutes, and then close. 
B)  The socket will allow a maximum of 10 connections, then close. 
C)  The socket will accept a maximum of 10 concurrent connections. 
D)  The socket will listen until the integer "10" is seen in the data stream.

Question 7

You have just captured data using the socket.recv method into a variable named client_data. What can you use to convert client_data to a string?

Accepted Answer

A)  codecs.decode(client_data, "string") 
B)  socket.decode(client_data, type="string") 
C)  codecs.decode(client_data, 'ascii') 
D)  network.data(client_data, %s) 
A)  codecs.decode(client_data, "string") 
B)  socket.decode(client_data, type="string") 
C)  codecs.decode(client_data, 'ascii') 
D)  network.data(client_data, %s)

Question 8

The process of saving or restoring a thread's state is called a scheduling switch.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

When a thread's run method has executed its last instruction, the thread dies as a process but continues to exist as an object.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

When working with sockets, it is important to synchronize the sending and the receiving of messages between the client and the server.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Few modern computers use threads to represent processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What two items must be passed in a tuple to the socket module's connect method in order to connect a socket? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

A)  The target host's IP address. 
B)  The protocol type that will be used. 
C)  The operating system used by the host. 
D)  A valid port number. 
A)  The target host's IP address. 
B)  The protocol type that will be used. 
C)  The operating system used by the host. 
D)  A valid port number.

Question 13

A thread object can die if it raises an exception that is not handled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A socket is bound to an address (host, port) by running its bind method.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What two Python data structures are already thread-safe, because they provide automatic support for synchronizing multiple readers and writers? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

A)  tuples 
B)  strings 
C)  lists 
D)  dictionaries 
A)  tuples 
B)  strings 
C)  lists 
D)  dictionaries

Question 16

The discipline of building hardware architectures, operating systems, and specialized algorithms for running a program on a cluster of processors is known by what term?

Accepted Answer

A)  multi-computing 
B)  resource sharing 
C)  process distributing 
D)  parallel computing 
A)  multi-computing 
B)  resource sharing 
C)  process distributing 
D)  parallel computing

Question 17

What is the purpose of a condition object in a threaded application?

Accepted Answer

A)  The condition object functions as a lock on a resource. 
B)  The condition object provides a similar function to if-else in threads. 
C)  The condition object provides a try-except function in threads. 
D)  The condition object functions as a timer for the ready-queue. 
A)  The condition object functions as a lock on a resource. 
B)  The condition object provides a similar function to if-else in threads. 
C)  The condition object provides a try-except function in threads. 
D)  The condition object functions as a timer for the ready-queue.

Question 18

Time-sharing systems are still in widespread use in the form of Web servers, e-mail servers, print servers, and other kinds of servers on networked systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What kind of problem occurs in a producer/consumer relationship in which the consumer attempts to access data that are not there, or accesses the same data more than once?

Accepted Answer

A)  procedural problems 
B)  communication problems 
C)  coordination problems 
D)  synchronization problems 
A)  procedural problems 
B)  communication problems 
C)  coordination problems 
D)  synchronization problems

Question 20

You are designing a script that needs to get the current date and time as a string. What function can you use for this?

Accepted Answer

A)  time.ptime 
B)  time.ctime 
C)  time.today 
D)  time.now 
A)  time.ptime 
B)  time.ctime 
C)  time.today 
D)  time.now

What statement accurately describes the role of a socket?

In the event that a thread loses access to the CPU, such as via a time-out, sleep, block, or wait state, what happens when the thread is ready to resume execution?

Clients connect to servers via objects known as channels.

A port serves as a channel through which several clients can exchange data with the same server or with different servers.

The late 1960s and early 1970s saw the rise of networked systems.

Assuming that a socket has been created with a name of server, what effect does the server.listen(10) have?

You have just captured data using the socket.recv method into a variable named client_data. What can you use to convert client_data to a string?

The process of saving or restoring a thread's state is called a scheduling switch.

When a thread's run method has executed its last instruction, the thread dies as a process but continues to exist as an object.

When working with sockets, it is important to synchronize the sending and the receiving of messages between the client and the server.

Few modern computers use threads to represent processes.

What two items must be passed in a tuple to the socket module's connect method in order to connect a socket? (Choose two.)

A thread object can die if it raises an exception that is not handled.

A socket is bound to an address (host, port) by running its bind method.

What two Python data structures are already thread-safe, because they provide automatic support for synchronizing multiple readers and writers? (Choose two.)

The discipline of building hardware architectures, operating systems, and specialized algorithms for running a program on a cluster of processors is known by what term?

What is the purpose of a condition object in a threaded application?

Time-sharing systems are still in widespread use in the form of Web servers, e-mail servers, print servers, and other kinds of servers on networked systems.

What kind of problem occurs in a producer/consumer relationship in which the consumer attempts to access data that are not there, or accesses the same data more than once?

You are designing a script that needs to get the current date and time as a string. What function can you use for this?

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What statement accurately describes the role of a socket?

In the event that a thread loses access to the CPU, such as via a time-out, sleep, block, or wait state, what happens when the thread is ready to resume execution?

Clients connect to servers via objects known as channels.

A port serves as a channel through which several clients can exchange data with the same server or with different servers.

The late 1960s and early 1970s saw the rise of networked systems.

Assuming that a socket has been created with a name of server, what effect does the server.listen(10) have?

You have just captured data using the socket.recv method into a variable named client_data. What can you use to convert client_data to a string?

The process of saving or restoring a thread's state is called a scheduling switch.

When a thread's run method has executed its last instruction, the thread dies as a process but continues to exist as an object.

When working with sockets, it is important to synchronize the sending and the receiving of messages between the client and the server.

Few modern computers use threads to represent processes.

What two items must be passed in a tuple to the socket module's connect method in order to connect a socket? (Choose two.)

A thread object can die if it raises an exception that is not handled.

A socket is bound to an address (host, port) by running its bind method.

What two Python data structures are already thread-safe, because they provide automatic support for synchronizing multiple readers and writers? (Choose two.)

The discipline of building hardware architectures, operating systems, and specialized algorithms for running a program on a cluster of processors is known by what term?

What is the purpose of a condition object in a threaded application?

Time-sharing systems are still in widespread use in the form of Web servers, e-mail servers, print servers, and other kinds of servers on networked systems.

What kind of problem occurs in a producer/consumer relationship in which the consumer attempts to access data that are not there, or accesses the same data more than once?

You are designing a script that needs to get the current date and time as a string. What function can you use for this?

Introduction

Software Development Data Types and Expressions

Loops and Selection Statements

Strings and Text Files

Lists and Dictionaries

Design With Functions

Simple Graphics and Image Processing

Graphical User Interrfaces

Design With Classes

Searching Sorting and Complexity Analysis

Filters