Concurrency Flashcards
1
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Why?
Why do we need concurrency, anyway? Explain.
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2
Q
Testing Concurrency:
Why is testing multithreaded/concurrent code so difficult?
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3
Q
Race Conditions:
What is a race condition? Code an example, using whatever language you like.
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4
Q
Deadlocks:
What is a deadlock? Would you be able to write some code that is affected by deadlocks?
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5
Q
Process Starvation:
What is process starvation? If you need it, let’s review its definition.
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6
Q
Free Algorithm:
What is a wait-free algorithm?
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