CH4

Question 1

_______are fundamental unit of CPU utilization that forms the basis of multi-threaded computer systems.

Answer 1

Threads

Question 2

Process creation is (light/heavy)-weight while thread creation is (light/heavy)-weight

Answer 2

heavy, light

Question 3

T/F: Kernels are generally single-threaded.

Answer 3

F, Multi-threaded

Question 4

Multi-threading models include: _________, ___________, ___________.

Answer 4

Many-to-One, One-to-One, Many-to-Many.

Question 5

Many-to-One model is where many _______-level threads mapped to single _______ thread.

Answer 5

user, kernel.

Question 6

______ model is where each user-level thread maps to kernel thread.

Answer 6

One-to-One

Question 7

__________ model is where many user-level threads mapped to many kernel threads.

Answer 7

Many-to-Many

Question 8

_______ provides programmer with API for creating and managing threads.

Answer 8

Thread library

Question 9

(Synchronous/Asynchronous) cancellation terminates the target thread immediately.

Answer 9

Asynchronous