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Module 3: Inter-process Communication

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Under direct communication, each process that wants to communicate must explicitly name the recipient or sender of the communication. This mechanism is known as ______
(i) Naming
(ii) Message Passing
(iii) Mailboxes
(iv) Chatting

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Answer: (i) Naming (Direct Naming / Direct Communication)

In IPC, direct communication requires sender/receiver to explicitly name each other (send(P,message), receive(Q,message)). This is called naming / direct addressing. Indirect uses mailboxes/ports. Message Passing is the overall category, Naming is the specific mechanism for direct.

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