Write a function that takes an integer, val, as an argument. The function asks the user to enter a number. If the number is greater than val, the function displays Too high. and returns 1; if the number is less than val, the function displays Too low. and returns –1; if the number equals val, the function displays Got it! and returns 0. Call the function repeatedly until the user enters the right number.

Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1) An atomic operation executes without interruption and without interference. 2)Deadlock avoidance is more restrictive than deadlock prevention. 3) The dining philosophers’ problem can be representative of problems dealing with the coordination of shared resources which may occur when an application includes concurrent threads of execution. 4) A signal is similar to a hardware interrupt but does not employ priorities. 5) A mutex is used to ensure that only one thread at a time can access the resource protected by the mutex.

Reverse firewalls allow all incoming traffic except what the ACLs are configured to deny.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)