g Assume that a system has one processing core. Describe which is a better locking mechanism—a spinlock or a semaphore for the following scenarios and explain the reason for your choice and why the other choice is not appropriate. (2 points) a. Increment and decrement two shared in-memory counters b. Print a message to the shared log file and wait for it is written to disk

When creating a presentation in libre office impress, where does the editing of slides take place? a. the slides panel b. the center panel c. the tasks panel, under the masters pages tab d. the tasks panel, under the layouts tab

Which one of the following is the most accurate definition of technology? a electronic tools that improve functionality b electronic tools that provide entertainment or practical value c any type of tool that serves a practical function d any type of tool that enhances communication

3. ranga ramasesh is the operations manager for a firm that is trying to decide which one of four countries it should research for possible outsourcing providers. the first step is to select a country based on cultural risk factors, which are critical to eventual business success with the provider. ranga has reviewed outsourcing provider directories and found that the four countries in the table that follows have an ample number of providers from which they can choose. to aid in the country selection step, he has enlisted the aid of a cultural expert, john wang, who has provided ratings of the various criteria in the table. the resulting ratings are on a 1 to 10 scale, where 1 is a low risk and 10 is a high risk. john has also determined six criteria weightins: trust, with a weight of 0.3; quality, with 0.2; religious, with 0.1; individualism, with 0.2; time, with 0.1; and uncertainity, with 0.1. using the factor-rating method, which country should ranga select? why? (2 points)