15 - Quiz¶

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Which of the following is a common consequence of race conditions?

• A. Programs always crash immediately
• B. Programs produce incorrect results only under certain execution orders
• C. Programs cannot compile
• D. Programs run slower but still produce correct results

What does Go's principle (given below) encourage programmers to do?

"Don't communicate by sharing memory; instead, share memory by communicating."

• A. Prevent goroutines from accessing memory entirely
• B. Use channels to exchange data between goroutines instead of sharing variables directly
• C. Use mutexes to protect all shared variables
• D. Run all goroutines sequentially

What is a channel in Go?

• A. A special type of goroutine used for synchronization
• B. A data structure that allows safe communication between goroutines
• C. A memory buffer shared by all goroutines
• D. A function that schedules goroutines

Why are unbuffered channels considered a synchronization point?

• A. They automatically order goroutines
• B. They require a sender and receiver to meet before communication occurs
• C. They allow multiple goroutines to modify shared variables
• D. They prevent goroutines from running concurrently