Chapter 5 Questions: 1. List four design issues for which the concept of concurrency is relevant. 2. What is the basic requirement for the execution of concurrent processes? Problems 1. Consider a concurrent program with two processes‚ p and q‚ defines as follows. A‚ B‚ C‚ D and E are arbitrary atomic ( indivisible ) statements. Assume that the main program ( not shown ) does a parbegin of the two processes. Void p() Void q() { { A; D; B; E; C; } } Show all
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Some people believe Rome had a better system for citizenship‚ not in fact Athens system for citizenship is better. In 500 B.C.E Athens established a direct democracy. People have been arguing about this question‚ whom developed the better citizenship system Athens‚ or Rome? Better is defined as that which has a greater excellence‚ or is preferable or wiser. Athens citizenship made more sense because of three reasons: all citizens are equal‚ they had the power to ostracize‚ and they had full participation
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Answer of Q1: I think Maggie has made a rational decision as this is a family matter. Her uncle left her $100‚000. Maggie has used the emotional intelligence approach by obtaining the consent of her family members in making decision of investment. It can have two impacts; if her focused group has some good background in investment portfolios then the decision would be right. Otherwise she would have taken the wrong decision in involving too many people as too many cooks spoil the broth.
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ORGANISATIONS TITLE: HOW EFFECTIVE IS MONEY IN MOTIVATING INDIVIDUALS TO PERFORM BETTER AT WORK? WORD COUNT: 1871 “Motivation is the number one problem facing business today” (Watson‚ 1994) and money has been instrumental for modern businesses to use as a motivator at the workplace. The intention of this essay is to attempt to answer the question of how effective is money at motivating individuals to perform better at work. The possibility of
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ONLINE PRACTICAL BOOK REVIEW WHY DON’T WE LISTEN BETTER? Communicating & Connecting in Relationships AN ASSIGNMENT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE INTRODUCTION TO PASTORAL COUNSELING PACO 500 In this book review of James C. Petersen’s Book‚ “Why don’t we listen Better?”‚ I will start with a thorough summary‚ followed by my personal reflections and “Ah Ha” moments and follow up with how this book can and will be applied to my life and work
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demonstrate different views of whether the Industrial Revolution created a better modern day world. The Industrial Revolution was a stage in history that saw the introduction to many different and more efficient forms of power and manufacturing. Britain is known to be the earliest countries to lead the Revolution and quickly used this to there advantage‚ forbidding the exportation of any newly manufactured machinery‚ they later realised how profitable exportation might actually be and thus they agreed to
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How can we make our town a better place to live in? The living conditions in our city are getting worse and worse. Exhaust fumes and smoke from the factories are polluting the air and trees are being cut down. Furthermore‚ the river is being polluted by chemicals from the factories and people are suffering from breathing difficulties and stomach problems. We should do something before its too late. The first thing we can do is to stop throwing litter. Also‚ the city should place more
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Summary and Response of “How Technology Makes Us better Social Beings” In “How Technology Makes Us better Social Beings” Megan Gambino (2011) believes that although there are some research shows technology is harmful to people’s public relationship‚ there are more studies prove that technology can build more relationship for people. The author lists many different researches about both negative and positive effects of technology. Gambino is trying to let the reader believe the technologies have
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leads back all the way to Rome.The Roman Empire made up what we have and to this day we have made it better but we are still using their ideas and what they made back then. One example would be the Julian calendar that was made by Julius Caesar in 46 BC because it was the first calendar to split the year into 365 day‚12 months‚and with a leap day added every 4 years in february.Later on it was made better into the gregorian calendar which we use today that is only 0.002% more accurate
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I was able to watch the movie A Better Life a movie showing the struggles immigrants have to face on a day to day and it takes place in California. The movie features a struggling father (Carlos) who is a immigrant and that is trying his best to raise his fourteen year old son (Luis). Carlos works as a landscaper with a friend named Blasco who is now planning to head back to Mexico but intends to sell his truck to anyone to keep his small business going. Blasco offers the truck and tools to Carlos
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