Question

When nondeterminism results from multiple threads attempting to access a shared resource such as a shared variable or a shared file, at least one of the accesses is an update, and the accesses can result in an error, we have a race condition.
a) True
b) False

Answer 1

Answer:

a) True

Explanation:

In Computer programming, when a multiple thread is executing, the sequence in which the statements (codes) contained therein are executed by these multiple thread is mainly nondeterministic in nature.

When nondeterminism results from multiple threads attempting to access a shared resource such as a shared variable or a shared file, at least one of the accesses is an update, and the accesses can result in an error, we have a race condition.

A race condition can be defined as a condition in which multiple threads have the ability to access shared data at the same time and as such they both try to change (modify) the data. Thus, in a race condition occurs in computer (software) programming when a software application's behavior is solely dependent on the timing of multiple threads (processes) in order to function properly.