1.

Which is a viable solution for solving the philosophers problem from chapter 30 of your textbook?

Select one:

a. The last philosopher tries to grab the right fork before the left

b. The last philosopher tries to grab the left fork before the right

c. Change how forks are acquired by at least one of the philosophers

d. No real solution

2.

Data exhibits three distinct states; which one is described as "inactive data which is stored physically in any digital form?"

Select one:

a. Transit

b. Rest (Stored)

c. Processed

d. Encrypted

3.

Multiple threads are tasks or processes which a CPU may execute simultaneously.

Select one:

True

False

4.

Multiple threads accessing a resource DO NOT create problems only if which condition is true:

Select one:

a. One or more of the threads read to these resources

b. One or more of the threads write to these resources

c. Resources DO NOT change

d. Race conditions

5.

A computer that uses memory-mapped I/O, accesses hardware by reading and writing to specific memory locations, using the same assembly language instructions that the computer would normally use to access memory.

Select one:

True

False

6.

Race condition occurs when two or more processes access a shared resource uncontrollably, so the combined result of this access depends on the order of arrival. This condition can be avoided via mutual exclusion.

Select one:

True

False

7.

When two or more threads try to access the same shared data, we might face the problem of synchronizing their execution. In fact, if we are unable to manage them well, it will lead to what situation:

Select one:

a. Stable

b. Indeterminate

c. Deterministic

d. Synchronized

8.

Input/output devices are capable of transferring information in only one direction.

Select one:

True

False

9.

The NTFS permission which only allows users to view files only and file properties:

Select one:

a. Read and execute

b. Write

c. Full control

d. Read

10.

A distributed file system (DFS) is defined as "any file system that allows access to files from multiple hosts sharing via a computer network."

Select one:

True

False