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Multi-threading - C and pthreads

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Prerequisites

• Introduction to Operating Systems
• Threads
• Deadlock
• Paging

Description

The Multithreading Simulations project is a C-based endeavor that explores the world of concurrent programming and multithreading using pthreads (POSIX threads) library. The project aims to simulate and analyze various scenarios where multithreading plays a crucial role in achieving parallelism and improving overall performance. Leveraging the power of pthreads, this project demonstrates efficient resource utilization and synchronization mechanisms in a multithreaded environment.

Key Features

1. Thread Creation and Management: The project includes dynamic thread creation and management to demonstrate how multiple threads can execute concurrently.
2. Synchronization techniques Various synchronization techniques such as mutexes, semaphores, and barriers are employed to prevent race conditions and ensure thread safety.
3. Parallel processing By distributing computational tasks among threads, the project showcases the benefits of parallel processing, reducing execution time for computationally intensive operations.

Technology stack

• Programming language: C
• Threading library: POSIX Threads(pthreads)

Implementation

• Thoroughly designed and implemented multithreading scenarios, showcasing real-world applications of concurrent programming.
• Utilized pthreads API to manage threads, create synchronization mechanisms, and handle thread communication

Results and contricutions

• Successfully demonstrated the advantages of multithreading, such as reduced execution time and improved resource utilization.
• Conducted in-depth performance analysis, identifying bottlenecks, and optimizing multithreaded implementations.