Q. Can a thread be interrupted while running in kernel mode in the Windows architecture?

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Q. Are all Win32 APIs interruptible?

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Q. What is the process of achieving concurrency with multiple threads in a multithreaded kernel?

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Q. Why do threads frequently give up the CPU on their own volition?

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Q. What is one example of a common Win32 API that causes a program to wait?

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Q. What happens when a program calls the GetMessageWin32 API and there are no messages in the queue?

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Q. What does the kernel do when an application performs a slow I/O operation?

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Q. What is preemptive scheduling?

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Q. What is a thread's quantum?

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Q. How does the operating system monitor how long a thread has been running?

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Q. What happens when a thread's quantum is up?

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Q. How does the kernel ensure that a thread has no idea that it was ever interrupted?

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Q. What is the main challenge of synchronizing multiple threads in the same program?

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Q. What do synchronization objects allow two or more threads to do?

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Q. What is the purpose of putting blocked threads in a special wait state?

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Q. Why must the scheduler be aware of synchronization objects?

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Q. What are synchronization objects used for in multithreaded programming?

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Q. What is an event in multithreaded programming?

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Q. How does a mutex work in multithreaded programming?

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Q. What is the difference between a mutex and a critical section in multithreaded programming?

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