4.1 Learning Objectives

After completing this module, students are expected to be able to: 
 
 Understand the importance of synchronization in multi-tasking systems and the risks of race conditions. 
 Recognize and implement basic synchronization mechanisms: Mutexes and Semaphores in FreeRTOS. 
 Differentiate the appropriate use cases for Mutexes versus Semaphores. 
 Identify and understand common problems in concurrent systems: Deadlock, Starvation, and Priority Inversion.