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GATE-2024-CS1(Forenoon)
October 25, 2024
GATE-2024-CS1(Forenoon)
October 25, 2024

Context-Switching

Question 3
Consider the following two threads T1 and T2  that update two shared variables a and b. Assume that initially a=b=1. Though context switching between threads can happen at any time, each statement of T1 or T2  is executed atomically without interruption.

T1

a=a+1

b=b+1

T2

b=2*b

a=2*a

Which one of the following options lists all the possible combinations of values of a and b after both T1 and T2  finish execution?

A
(a = 4, b = 4); (a = 3, b = 3); (a = 4, b = 3)
B
(a = 3, b = 4); (a = 4, b = 3); (a = 3, b = 3)
C
(a = 4, b = 4); (a = 4, b = 3); (a = 3, b = 4)
D
(a = 2, b = 2); (a = 2, b = 3); (a = 3, b = 4)
Correct Answer: A
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