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🔄 Last updated: 2026-07-08

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Q1. What does the Pthreads API standard define?

🔹 A. A specification for thread behavior and synchronization
🔹 B. An implementation of thread creation
🔹 C. A Windows-specific threading library
🔹 D. A hardware-level threading protocol

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: A

Q2. How is shared data accessed between threads in the Pthreads example program?

🔹 A. Through thread-local storage
🔹 B. Through global variables
🔹 C. Through thread-specific arguments
🔹 D. Through inter-process communication

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: B

Q3. What would happen if the parent thread in the Pthreads program terminated before the child thread completed?

🔹 A. The child thread would be automatically terminated
🔹 B. The child thread might become an orphan and continue running
🔹 C. The system would crash immediately
🔹 D. The child thread would automatically join the parent

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: B

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