Practice Thread Synchronization Primitives: Locks, Events, Conditions (5) - Chapter 7: Concurrency and Parallelism in Python

Practice: Thread Synchronization Primitives: Locks, Events, Conditions

Lesson 5Concurrency and Parallelism in Python

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6 sample questions

Question 1.
What is the purpose of a Lock in threading?
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Think about mutual access.
Question 2.
Define an Event in threading.
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It involves communication.
3Question 3.
What is the primary function of a Lock?
- To allow multiple threads access
- To prevent race conditions
- To enable logging
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Consider what happens when multiple threads access the same variable.
4Question 4.
True or False: An RLock can be acquired by the same thread multiple times.
- True
- False
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Think about the meaning of reentrant.
Question 5.
Design a thread-safe bank account class using Locks. Include methods for deposit and withdrawal.
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Ensure proper use of the 'with' statement for Lock.
Question 6.
Create a multi-threaded producer-consumer application where the producer waits for an event to signal it can continue producing.
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Think about the flow of data and how to notify consumers when new data is available.

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