Concurrency and Deadlocks in Operating Systems

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Which of the following is NOT a core focus of operating system designs?

  • Multiprogramming
  • Multiprocessing
  • Concurrent processing (correct)
  • Distributed processing

What is the main requirement to support concurrent processes?

  • Ability to enforce mutual exclusion (correct)
  • Ability to manage multiple threads
  • Ability to allocate memory
  • Ability to execute all processes simultaneously

What does multiprogramming refer to?

  • Management of multiple processes within a multiprocessor
  • Management of multiple processes executing on multiple distributed computer systems
  • Management of multiple processes within a uniprocessor system (correct)
  • Management of multiple threads within a process

What does multiprocessing refer to?

<p>Management of multiple processes within a multiprocessor (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does distributed processing refer to?

<p>Management of multiple processes executing on multiple distributed computer systems (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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