📝 Process Synchronization

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🔄 Last updated: 2026-07-09

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Q1. What defines a cooperating process in an operating system?

🔹 A. A process that executes independently without sharing resources

🔹 B. A process that can affect or be affected by other executing processes

🔹 C. A process that runs only in kernel mode

🔹 D. A process that has highest priority in the system

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: B

Q2. What is a race condition?

🔹 A. A condition where multiple processes execute with equal priority

🔹 B. A situation where the execution outcome depends on the particular order of access to shared data

🔹 C. A hardware failure due to simultaneous operations

🔹 D. A scheduling algorithm that prioritizes newer processes

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: B

Q3. How many possible correct values exist for counter after one producer increment and one consumer decrement starting from counter=5?

🔹 A. 1

🔹 B. 2

🔹 C. 3

🔹 D. 4

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: A

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