Question

Systems that admit low-cost implementations of these constructs may be described as “embarrassingly easy.” (10[1])Hybrid implementations of these constructs (-5[1])may be described as “M:N” (“M-to-N”) systems, where M is the (10[1])number of these constructs being mapped and N is the number of virtual processors. Two operations commonly used when implementing these constructs are denoted P and V, based on two Dutch terms. “Pools” of these constructs consist of “workers” waiting to be allocated to tasks. (-5[1])Issues of synchronization (10[1])between these constructs are illustrated by the dining philosophers problem. Unlike another construct, these constructs share heap memory, which can cause race conditions when modified at different times. (10[1])For 10 points, name these smallest units of execution for a process that allow for parallel computation. ■END■ (10[2]0[2])

ANSWER: threads [accept multithreading; accept processes until “processors” is read; prompt on parallel or concurrent architectures until “parallel” is read]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Anirudh BharadwajPenn AColumbia B1310
David BassJohns Hopkins ACornell B18-5
Hrishit ChaudhuriNYU BColumbia C2810
Vikshar AthreyaRutgers AVassar A73-5
Jerry VinokurovJohn Jay CollegePenn B7610
Kevin LiuMaryland BHaverford B10410
Richard NiuCornell BJohns Hopkins A12210
Avery BarnettHaverford AGeorge Washington A1220
Sam MacchiVassar ARutgers A1220
Andy YuMaryland ANYU A12210

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California2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%89.33
Florida2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%74.50
Great Lakes2025-02-01Y667%0%33%101.50
North2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%86.00
Overflow2025-02-01Y475%0%25%98.67
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%96.00
South Central2025-02-01Y250%0%50%121.00
Southeast2025-02-01Y450%0%25%99.00
UK2025-02-01Y1050%0%10%81.40
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y875%0%25%77.50
Upstate NY2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%72.67