Deadlocks in Multiprogramming Environments

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What is a deadlock in a multiprogramming environment?

  • A situation where a waiting process is never able to change state because the resources it has requested are held by other waiting processes (correct)
  • A situation where all processes are in a waiting state and unable to make progress
  • A process requesting resources that are not available at that time
  • A set of blocked processes each holding a resource and waiting to acquire a resource held by another process in the set

In the context of the example provided, what represents a resource in the bridge crossing scenario?

  • The number of cars waiting to cross the bridge
  • The number of cars on the bridge
  • Traffic direction
  • Each section of the bridge (correct)

What is a possible consequence of a deadlock in the bridge crossing example?

  • Increased traffic in one direction
  • Starvation of cars waiting to cross the bridge (correct)
  • Faster movement of cars on the bridge
  • Smooth flow of traffic across the bridge

What does each resource type Ri in the system model consist of?

<p>Instance count Wi and resource type Ri (A)</p>
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When does a process enter a waiting state in a multiprogramming environment?

<p>When the requested resources are not available at that time (A)</p>
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What is the term used to describe a set of blocked processes each holding a resource and waiting to acquire a resource held by another process in the set?

<p>Deadlock (B)</p>
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In the context of the provided example, what does the semaphore 'A' represent?

<p>CD RW drive (B)</p>
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What is a possible consequence of a deadlock in a multiprogramming environment?

<p>Starvation of processes (C)</p>
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In the context of the bridge crossing example, what can be viewed as a resource?

<p>Each section of the bridge (C)</p>
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What term describes the situation where a waiting process is never again able to change state because the resources it has requested are held by other waiting processes?

<p>Deadlock (B)</p>
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In a multiprogramming environment, when a process requests resources that are not available, what state does the process enter?

<p>Waiting state (B)</p>
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What term describes the situation where a set of blocked processes each holding a resource and waiting to acquire a resource held by another process in the set?

<p>Resource deadlock (D)</p>
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In the context of the provided example, what does the semaphore 'A' represent?

<p>CD RW drive (C)</p>
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What can be viewed as a resource in the bridge crossing example?

<p>Section of the bridge (A)</p>
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What is a possible consequence of a deadlock in a multiprogramming environment?

<p>Starvation (C)</p>
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