ASSIGNMENTS for Lab Session 2

1. 1

   Define the interface for a bounded buffer, containing the methods put() and take() for inserting/extracting elements.

2. 2

   Develop an implementation of a bounded buffer that makes use of explicit locks and condition variables.

3. 3

   Develop a driver program that, spawning producer and consumer threads, show the behavior of the bounded buffer.

4. 4

   Develop an implementation of a bounded buffer that makes use of Semaphores.

5. 5

   Develop an implementation of a bounded buffer that exploits an instance of a BlockingQueue.