Question

Five threads are accessing a shared resource. The common variable being accessed by all of them is x and the common code being executed by all of them is: for (int 120;110000000;**) Assuming that the original initial value of was zero, after each of the threads have finished running this loop, the value of ***: Pick ONE option 50000000 10000000 A specific value F, less than 50000000; which remains fixed across multiple runs A specific value F. greater than 50000000; which remains fixed across multiple runs The value muy differ/vary cach time across runs

Answer 1

The correct answer is: "The value may differ/vary each time across runs"

How to explain

The value of ** after each thread finishes running the loop depends on the number of iterations (iterations range from 120 to 11,000,000 in the provided code snippet) and the concurrent access of the shared variable x.

With each thread executing this loop independently, modifying variable x, the final value of ** might differ across runs due to race conditions and concurrent access.

Therefore, the correct answer is: "The value may differ/vary each time across runs" due to potential race conditions, differing execution timings, and interleaving of thread operations affecting the final value of ** after the loop completes for each thread.