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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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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essay I hope you’ll have your opinion on what size of college you want to attend. Let me just tell you small colleges are better than large universities. “Size matters. It can really make a difference in a student’s college experience.” (2016 The Charlotte Observer) Small colleges give you a better chances in the classroom. Attending a smaller college means you’ll have a better relationship with all the people around you‚ especially with your professors. Classrooms at small colleges class sizes are
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Some people say that an uncomfortable truth is better than a comfortable lie. People do not want to live a life that is false‚ phony or somehow an illusion. This concept is explored in Peter Weir’s 1998 film The Truman Show and Arthur Miller’s classic play Death of a Salesman. The Truman Show explores one man’s struggle to uncover the truth about the world he lives in. In Death of a Salesman‚ the responder witnesses the unfolding of one man’s struggle as he comes to terms with an uncomfortable truth
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Introduction – For the last fifty years‚ Buddhism has been gaining followers in numerous Western countries such as Australia (website). This development has progressed so far‚ that one could even say Buddhism is becoming completely mainstream in a sense that it is no longer confined to an Asian immigrant minority. The attractions of Buddhism are threefold and these account for its popularity. Firstly‚ Buddhism emphasises peace and harmony which are very desirable to modern driven men and women.
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antiquity extending many thousands of years and specialized foundations for treating the sick have additionally existed for a long period of time. Despite the fact that hospitals operations have not changed much during the last century‚ technological and scientific progress has made possible treatments paths that could not have implemented a hundred years ago and made a large contribution to health care. The main differences between hospitals today and a century ago are improved surgical techniques‚
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The Chinese proverb‚ "It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness"‚ has a lot of meaning that should be put on practice in life and that should be valued and followed by others. It purports that it is better do something‚ no matter how small the action is about a problem‚ rather than complaint about it and aggravate the situation. The candle in the proverb is a small answer to a large problem‚ it can be a laudable choice in the right way to solving it than just worsening the problem (darkness)
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Oak Trees versus Acorns: Which is better? It has been argued for centuries now‚ that people do not grow their full human potential‚ largely because they do not participate in a reasonably sophisticated refinement . John Stuart Mill‚ in his book Utilitarianism‚ claims that "It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied" [Mill JS: 1863]. This essay will show that the advantages of being a "human dissatisfied" are better than those of a "pig satisfied". But before this can be proven
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A Good Memory for a Better Life! Whether you are at college or in a job‚a good memory is more than necessary in the daily activities and at all stages of your life. A good memory is essential for the student‚ the businessman‚ the employee‚ the politician‚ the statesman – in fact for every one in every walk of life. It is necessary‚ too‚ in social life‚ for a person who forgets his social engagements and can never remember the faces of those he has met will not be a social success.For example‚a
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invented methods or tools of works to survive. In fact‚ man has been inventing since he has existed. Today‚ I am going to compare two of the greatest inventors of the world. They lived almost 415 years apart in different cultural periods. One was an engineer‚ an artist‚ an architect‚ a scientist‚ while the other was a businessman‚ an engineer‚ a visioneer: two of the best inventors who had ever existed‚ Leonardo Da Vinci and Thomas Alva Edison. I’ll have to choose between a talented artist whose works inspires
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