Question 1

In Windows XP, a fiber is scheduled for execution ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  by the thread that creates it 
B)  by the operating system's scheduler 
C)  by the process 
D)  none of the above 
A)  by the thread that creates it 
B)  by the operating system's scheduler 
C)  by the process 
D)  none of the above

Question 2

In Linux, a process in the ________ state has been terminated but has not yet been removed from the system.

Accepted Answer

A)  sleeping 
B)  blocked 
C)  zombie 
D)  dead 
A)  sleeping 
B)  blocked 
C)  zombie 
D)  dead

Question 3

What could cause a thread to terminate prematurely?

Accepted Answer

A)  an exception (such an illegal memory reference) 
B)  a cancellation signal from a process or thread 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b 
A)  an exception (such an illegal memory reference) 
B)  a cancellation signal from a process or thread 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b

Question 4

Java implements thread signaling using the ________ method of the Thread class.

Accepted Answer

A)  alert 
B)  signal 
C)  interrupt 
D)  wake 
A)  alert 
B)  signal 
C)  interrupt 
D)  wake

Question 5

A thread enters the waiting state when ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  it momentarily has no work to perform 
B)  it cannot perform further operations until it receives a signal from another thread 
C)  it must wait for the completion of an I/O request 
D)  all of the above 
A)  it momentarily has no work to perform 
B)  it cannot perform further operations until it receives a signal from another thread 
C)  it must wait for the completion of an I/O request 
D)  all of the above

Question 6

________, ________ and ________ are general-purpose programming languages that directly support concurrency through multithreading.

Accepted Answer

A)  C, C++, Python 
B)  Java, C#, Visual Basic .NET 
C)  C++, Visual C++ .NET, Python 
D)  Java, C, C# 
A)  C, C++, Python 
B)  Java, C#, Visual Basic .NET 
C)  C++, Visual C++ .NET, Python 
D)  Java, C, C#

Question 7

In the 1970s and 1980s, what was an early roadblock to concurrent programming?

Accepted Answer

A)  Early operating systems did not allow several programs to execute concurrently. 
B)  Early computers were too slow to permit concurrency. 
C)  Early programming languages did not include primitives enabling programmers to write concurrent programs. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  Early operating systems did not allow several programs to execute concurrently. 
B)  Early computers were too slow to permit concurrency. 
C)  Early programming languages did not include primitives enabling programmers to write concurrent programs. 
D)  all of the above

Question 8

Which of the following statements about thread operations is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  When a thread joins another thread, the former does not execute until the latter terminates. 
B)  Thread cancellation always terminates the target thread immediately. 
C)  A thread can mask an abort signal. 
D)  A process can continue execution after its primary thread exits. 
A)  When a thread joins another thread, the former does not execute until the latter terminates. 
B)  Thread cancellation always terminates the target thread immediately. 
C)  A thread can mask an abort signal. 
D)  A process can continue execution after its primary thread exits.

Question 9

The amount of overhead incurred by many-to-many thread mappings that implement thread pooling is _________ the amount of overhead incurred by one-to-one mappings.

Accepted Answer

A)  greater than 
B)  less than 
C)  the same as 
D)  unrelated to 
A)  greater than 
B)  less than 
C)  the same as 
D)  unrelated to

In Windows XP, a fiber is scheduled for execution ________.

In Linux, a process in the ________ state has been terminated but has not yet been removed from the system.

What could cause a thread to terminate prematurely?

Java implements thread signaling using the ________ method of the Thread class.

A thread enters the waiting state when ________.

, and are general-purpose programming languages that directly support concurrency through multithreading.

In the 1970s and 1980s, what was an early roadblock to concurrent programming?

Which of the following statements about thread operations is true?

The amount of overhead incurred by many-to-many thread mappings that implement thread pooling is _________ the amount of overhead incurred by one-to-one mappings.

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Operating System Scheduling and Deadlock Prevention: a Comprehensive Guide

Understanding Processor Scheduling and Memory Management in Operating Systems

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Memory Management and Address Translation in Operating Systems

Memory Management and Page Replacement Strategies in Operating Systems

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Understanding Multiprocessor Organizations and System Performance

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In-Depth Analysis of Windows XP

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Exam 4: Exploring Semaphores and Multithreading in Operating Systems

In Windows XP, a fiber is scheduled for execution ________.

In Linux, a process in the ________ state has been terminated but has not yet been removed from the system.

What could cause a thread to terminate prematurely?

Java implements thread signaling using the ________ method of the Thread class.

A thread enters the waiting state when ________.

________, ________ and ________ are general-purpose programming languages that directly support concurrency through multithreading.

In the 1970s and 1980s, what was an early roadblock to concurrent programming?

Which of the following statements about thread operations is true?

The amount of overhead incurred by many-to-many thread mappings that implement thread pooling is _________ the amount of overhead incurred by one-to-one mappings.

Exploring Operating Systems and Distributed Computing: a Comprehensive Overview

Understanding Computer Systems and Programming Concepts

Understanding Processes and Threads in Operating Systems

Exploring Thread Synchronization and Mutual Exclusion in Java

Concurrency and Deadlock in Database Systems: Exploring Monitor Implementation and Thread Synchronization in Java

Operating System Scheduling and Deadlock Prevention: a Comprehensive Guide

Understanding Processor Scheduling and Memory Management in Operating Systems

Memory Management in Operating Systems: Segmentation, Paging, and Strategies for Efficiency

Memory Management and Address Translation in Operating Systems

Memory Management and Page Replacement Strategies in Operating Systems

Disk Storage and Raid Technology

Understanding File Systems and Database Systems: a Comprehensive Overview

Exploring Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking in Computer Systems

Understanding Multiprocessor Organizations and System Performance

Understanding the Layers of the TCP/IP Protocol Stack

Understanding Distributed Systems and Operating Systems

Exploring Distributed File Systems and Grid Computing With NFS, AFS, Coda, and JXTA

Security Threats and Solutions in Cryptography and Access Control

Exploring the Linux Operating Systems Features and Functionality

In-Depth Analysis of Windows XP

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, and are general-purpose programming languages that directly support concurrency through multithreading.