Practice Debugging And Testing (9.7.3) - Multithreading

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Question 1.
What is a race condition?
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Think about what happens when multiple threads access shared data.
Question 2.
Define deadlock in relation to multithreading.
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Consider the locking of resources.
3Question 3.
What describes a race condition?
- Occurs when one thread finishes before another.
- Occurs with shared resource access timing conflicts.
- Only happens in single-threaded programs.
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Think about timing issues with threads!
4Question 4.
True or False: Deadlocks can result in threads becoming blocked indefinitely.
- True
- False
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Think about what happens when threads can’t proceed.
Question 5.
Design a multithreaded program that manages a shared bank account. Describe how you would handle potential race conditions and deadlocks.
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Consider the operations of deposit and withdrawal as critical sections.
Question 6.
Create a scenario involving three threads that could lead to a deadlock. Identify how you would prevent this situation in your design.
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Think about how to enforce a resource hierarchy to solve this.

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