Question

In the non blocking send __________

(a) the sending process keeps sending until the message is received

(b) the sending process sends the message and resumes operation

(c) the sending process keeps sending until it receives a message

(d) none of the mentioned

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Question is taken from Inter Process Communication in chapter Processes of Operating System

Answer 1

Right option is (b) the sending process sends the message and resumes operation

The explanation: In the non blocking send, the sending process sends the message and resumes operation. Sending process doesn’t care about reception. It is also known as asynchronous send.