What is a race condition in operating systems ?
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What is a race condition in operating systems ?
Answer: B. Multiple processes accessing shared data concurrently — A race condition occurs when multiple processes or threads access shared data concurrently without proper synchronization mechanisms. This leads to…
- A.
Competition between processes for CPU time
- B.
Multiple processes accessing shared data concurrently
- C.
Processes waiting for I/O completion
- D.
Priority inversion in scheduling
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Correct answer: B
A race condition occurs when multiple processes or threads access shared data concurrently without proper synchronization mechanisms. This leads to unpredictable outcomes because the final result depends on the timing of process execution.
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