(From the topic API) Write a program that calls fork(). Before calling fork(), have the main process access a variable (e.g., x) and set its value to something (e.g., 100). What value is the variable in the child process? What happens to the variable when both the child and parent change the value of x?   Write out the code for your program. Run the program and show your result. What value is the variable in the child process? What happens to the variable when both the child and parent change the value of x?

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Section11.2: Basic Class Functions
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Write a program that calls fork(). Before calling fork(), have the main process access a variable (e.g., x) and set its value to something (e.g., 100). What value is the variable in the child process? What happens to the variable when both the child and parent change the value of x?

 

  1. Write out the code for your program.
  2. Run the program and show your result.
  3. What value is the variable in the child process?
  4. What happens to the variable when both the child and parent change the value of x?
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