If we run 5 instances of ThreadA() and 1 instance of ThreadB(), what can be the maximum number of threads active simultaneously in the Critical Section? The mutex is initially unlocked. Note that ThreadB() is buggy and mistakenly unlocks the mutex first instead of locking first. Explain your answer.

You need a reliable network for about twenty-five computers that will be distributed across a large building. it is important that the network be relatively cheap. which topology should you use?

Consider a direct-mapped cache with 216 words in main memory. the cache has 16 blocks of 8 words each. it is a word-addressable computer (rather than a byte-addressable computer which we normally discuss). (a) how many blocks of main memory are there? (b) what is the format of a memory address as seen by the cache, that is, what are the sizes of the tag, cache block, and block offset fields (if they apply)? (c) to which cache block will the memory reference db6316 map?

2pointswho was mikhail gorbachev? oa. a russian leader who opposed a coupob. a polish leader who founded the labor union "solidarityoc. a soviet leader who called for a closer relationship with the unitedstates, economic reform, and a more open societyd. a soviet leader who called for more oppression in the soviet union