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| In a concurrent programming environment, what is execution context? |
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Definition
| To provide creation and deletion of concurrent activities |
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| In a concurrent programming environment, what is task scheduling? |
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Definition
| To determine which task will run and switch between tasks |
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| In a concurrent programming environment, what is synchronization? |
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Definition
| To coordiate usage of shared resources among the concurrent tasks |
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Term
| What is the critical section of a program? (atomic section) |
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Definition
| A section of code such that once executing, it can not be interrupted/preempted until end |
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Term
| What is the reentrant function? |
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Definition
| A function that can be interrupted and resumed without the risk of data corruptions |
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