Dining Philosopher Problem Quiz

What is the Dining Philosopher Problem in computer science?

• A challenge to create a new type of dining table for computer science labs

• A problem related to finding the best dining options for programmers

• A cooking competition among computer scientists

• A classic synchronization problem in computer science

Explain the concept of deadlock in operating systems.

• Deadlock is a situation in which two or more competing actions are each waiting for the other to finish, and thus neither ever does.

• Deadlock is when a program runs out of memory and stops working.

• Deadlock is when a file becomes corrupted and cannot be accessed.

• Deadlock is when a computer crashes and stops responding.

How are philosophers related to computer science and resource allocation algorithms?

• They have influenced the development of ethical frameworks and decision-making processes used in resource allocation algorithms.

• They are responsible for creating resource allocation algorithms

• They only study ancient philosophy and have no relevance to modern technology

• They have no connection to computer science or resource allocation algorithms

What are the different synchronization techniques used in parallel computing?

• Sorting, filtering, grouping, joining

• Looping, recursion, iteration, branching

• Locks, barriers, semaphores, message passing

• Compression, encryption, hashing, encoding

Define the critical section problem in the context of parallel computing.

• Synchronization of multiple processes or threads accessing a shared resource

• Allowing only one process to access a shared resource

• Running multiple processes independently without synchronization

• Ensuring that processes always execute in the same order

What are the potential issues that can arise in the Dining Philosopher Problem?

• Memory optimization, network latency, and file system corruption

• Deadlock, starvation, and resource contention

Discuss the role of mutual exclusion in solving the Dining Philosopher Problem.

• Enables the philosophers to use any fork they want at any time

• Allows all philosophers to use the same fork simultaneously

• Ensures that only one philosopher can use a fork at a time

• Prevents the philosophers from using any fork

Explain the concept of starvation in the context of resource allocation algorithms.

• Starvation is the efficient allocation of resources to all processes

• Starvation is the inability of a process to access a resource it needs due to other processes continuously taking the resource.

• Starvation is the process of providing excess resources to a single process

• Starvation occurs when a process is given too many resources

How do operating systems handle resource allocation and synchronization?

• By allowing multiple processes to access the same resource simultaneously

• By randomly assigning resources to processes

• By ignoring the need for synchronization and letting processes access resources freely

• Through scheduling algorithms, mutual exclusion, and deadlock prevention mechanisms.

What are the key challenges in designing a solution for the Dining Philosopher Problem?

• Synchronization, deadlock, starvation, fair access

• User interface design

• Network security

• Memory management