Multiple choice

Which of the following is referred to as an orphan in a client-server model?

  1. A waiting client when the server crashes after carrying out the request, but before sending the reply

  2. A running server with no waiting parent.

  3. A lost message

  4. An unacknowledged message

  5. A duplicate message

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B Correct answer
Explanation

When a client crashes after starting a RPC , the server whose process continues to run is called an orphan and causes wastage of CPU cycles and other resources.