Part 2: 40% (CLO2)

Provide a brief introduction to Inter-Process Communication mechanism and their significance in operating systems.

Discuss the basic concepts of processes and the role of the Inter-Process
Communication mechanism.

Review and summarize at least three Inter-Process Communication mechanisms, examples include shared memory, message passing, pipes, sockets, and semaphores.

Analyse and compare the strengths and weaknesses of the selected mechanism.

Discuss how each mechanisms performs under different scenarios and workload conditions.

Your report should have sufficient number of in-text citations and a minimum of 3 highquality references to back up your write-up.

Handing in your work

This is an individual assignment. Each student should upload the document in PDF in COS3023N Jan24 Microsoft Teams, Assignment 1 section.