[F1-FORMATIVE] Formative Assessment for Module 2

It is possible for two tasks to execute concurrently using a single-core processor.

Group of answer choices

True

False

True

In most operating systems, the user determines when each of the threads and processes gets scheduled to execute.

Group of answer choices

True

False

False

If Thread A calls the lock() method on a Lock that is already possessed by Thread B, Thread A will block and wait until Thread B calls the unlock() method.

Group of answer choices

True

False

True

A process contains one or more other processes.

Group of answer choices

True

False

False

In most operating systems, the _____ determines when each of the threads and processes gets scheduled to execute.

Group of answer choices

application software

user

operating system

processor hardware

operating system

A thread that calls the join method on another thread will enter the blocked state until the other thread finishes executing.

Group of answer choices

True

False

True

A process contains one or more threads.

Group of answer choices

True

False

True

Which of these applications would benefit the most from parallel execution?

Group of answer choices

math library for processing large matrices

graphical user interface (GUI) for an accounting application

system logging application that frequently writes to a database

tool for downloading multiple files from the Internet at the same time

math library for processing large matrices

In most operating systems, the processor hardware determines when each of the threads and processes gets scheduled to execute.

Group of answer choices

True

False

False

Graphical user interface (GUI) for an accounting application would benefit much from parallel execution.

Group of answer choices

True

False

False

The operating system assigns each process a unique process ID number.

Group of answer choices

True

False

True

It is possible for two tasks to execute concurrently or in parallel using a single-core processor.

Group of answer choices

True

False

True

The operating system assigns each process a unique number of threads.

Group of answer choices

True

False

False

A process can be terminated due to normal exit and fatal error.

Group of answer choices

True

False

True

System logging application that frequently writes to a database would benefit much from parallel execution.

Group of answer choices

True

False

False

Processes are faster to switch between than threads.

Group of answer choices

True

False

False

It is possible for two tasks to execute _____ using a single-core processor.

Group of answer choices

concurrently

None of the mentioned

concurrently or in parallel

in parallel

concurrently

Math library for processing large matrices would benefit much from parallel execution.

Group of answer choices

True

False

True

If Thread A calls the lock() method on a Lock that is already possessed by Thread B, Thread A will immediately take possession of the Lock from Thread B.

Group of answer choices

True

False

False

A process can be both single threaded and multithreaded.

Group of answer choices

True

False

False

The operating system assigns each process a unique CPU core.

Group of answer choices

True

False

True

The time required to create a new thread in an existing process is greater than the time required to create a new process.

Group of answer choices

True

False

False

Why would ThreadA call the ThreadB.join() method?

Group of answer choices

ThreadA needs to terminate ThreadB immediately.

ThreadB is blocked so ThreadA needs to tell it to continue executing.

ThreadB needs to wait until after ThreadA has terminated to continue.

ThreadA needs to wait until after ThreadB has terminated to continue.

ThreadA needs to wait until after ThreadB has terminated to continue.

The operating system assigns each process a unique process name.

Group of answer choices

True

False

False

Processes are considered more "lightweight" than threads.

Group of answer choices

True

False

False

A _____ contains one or more _____.

Group of answer choices

process; threads

thread; other threads

thread; processes

process; other processes

process; threads

A thread contains one or more processes.

Group of answer choices

True

False

False

Processes are simpler to communicate between than threads.

Group of answer choices

True

False

False

If you run multiple Java applications at the same time, they will execute in lower.

Group of answer choices

True

False

True

Every thread is independent and has its own separate address space in memory.

Group of answer choices

True

False

False

A thread that calls the join method on another thread will enter the new state until the other thread finishes executing.

Group of answer choices

True

False

False

Tool for downloading multiple files from the Internet at the same time would benefit much from parallel execution.

Group of answer choices

True

False

True