Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture
Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture
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ISBN: 9781284123036
Author: Linda Null
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 21E

(a)

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Race Condition:

Without a suitable synchronization, if several processes or threads within a process simultaneously access the same shared memory, then the race condition will occur.

Example:

In a computer system, assume that the database has been created and it links the cash register with inventory control in the single database.

Consider that the customer is going to buy a ladder; at the same time, the ladders are being restocked at the shipping dock. So, here the synchronization problem arises between the two processes...

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Prevention of Race Condition:

Race condition is prevented by t...

(c)

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Risks in race condition prevention:

The following are the risks that occur while preventing the race condition:

  • Users cannot...

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