Question 1

A collection of instructions that performs a single logical function is called

Accepted Answer

A) only one process can be active at a time within the monitor 
B) n number of processes can be active at a time within the monitor (n being greater than 1) 
C) the queue has only one process in it at a time 
D) all of the mentioned 
A) only one process can be active at a time within the monitor 
B) n number of processes can be active at a time within the monitor (n being greater than 1) 
C) the queue has only one process in it at a time 
D) all of the mentioned

Question 2

In the bounded buffer problem, there are the empty and full semaphores that

Accepted Answer

A) count the number of empty and full buffers 
B) count the number of empty and full memory spaces 
C) count the number of empty and full queues 
D) none of the mentioned 
A) count the number of empty and full buffers 
B) count the number of empty and full memory spaces 
C) count the number of empty and full queues 
D) none of the mentioned

Question 3

Semaphore is a/an___________to solve the critical section problem.

Accepted Answer

A) hardware for a system 
B) special program for a system 
C) integer variable 
D) none of the mentioned 
A) hardware for a system 
B) special program for a system 
C) integer variable 
D) none of the mentioned

Question 4

What are the operations that can be invoked on a condition variable?

Accepted Answer

A) wait & signal 
B) hold & wait 
C) signal & hold 
D) continue & signal 
A) wait & signal 
B) hold & wait 
C) signal & hold 
D) continue & signal

Question 5

A monitor is a type of___________

Accepted Answer

A) semaphore 
B) low level synchronization construct 
C) high level synchronization construct 
D) none of the mentioned 
A) semaphore 
B) low level synchronization construct 
C) high level synchronization construct 
D) none of the mentioned

A collection of instructions that performs a single logical function is called

In the bounded buffer problem, there are the empty and full semaphores that

Semaphore is a/an___________to solve the critical section problem.

What are the operations that can be invoked on a condition variable?

A monitor is a type of___________

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Exam 12: Semaphores, Spinlocks, and Monitors: Understanding Synchronization in Operating Systems

A collection of instructions that performs a single logical function is called

In the bounded buffer problem, there are the empty and full semaphores that

Semaphore is a/an___________to solve the critical section problem.

What are the operations that can be invoked on a condition variable?

A monitor is a type of___________

Operating System

Operating System and Software

Operating System and Computer Basics: Formatting, Clipboard, Radio Buttons, Bankers Algorithm, and More

Computer Software and Operating System

Processor and Memory Fundamentals

Computer Architecture and Memory

Computer Science and Information Technology on Raid, Middleware, and CPU Scheduling

Understanding Process Scheduling in Operating Systems

Operating System and Process Management

Process Scheduling and Synchronization in Multi-Programming Environment

Process Management and Interprocess Communication in Unix

Concurrency Control and Deadlock Prevention in Operating Systems

Deadlock and Resource Allocation in Computer Systems

Memory Management and Swapping Techniques

Memory Management in Operating Systems

Understanding Paging and Memory Management in Operating Systems

Understanding Virtual Memory and Page Replacement Algorithms

Virtual Memory, Segmentation, and Disk Management

Disk Management and I/O Subsystem

Linux Kernel and System Structures

Thread Management and Synchronization in Operating Systems

Operating System Concepts: System Calls, Threads, and Signals

Operating System and Thread Pool

Operating System and Memory Management

Process Control and Memory Management

Linux Kernel, File Systems, Bootloaders and Distributions

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