10 Questions
What is a deadlock in an operating system?
A situation where processes are blocked because each process is holding a resource and waiting for another resource acquired by some other process
Which condition can lead to deadlock in a system?
Circular wait
What does the 'hold and wait' condition for deadlock entail?
A process holding at least one resource is waiting to acquire additional resources held by other processes
What is the significance of 'no preemption' in deadlock conditions?
Resources can only be released voluntarily by the process holding them, after completing their task
What are examples of resource types in an operating system that can contribute to deadlocks?
CPU cycles, memory space, I/O devices
Deadlock is a situation where a set of processes are blocked because each process is holding a resource and waiting for another resource acquired by some other ______
process
Deadlock can arise if four conditions hold simultaneously: mutual exclusion, hold and wait, no preemption, and circular ______
wait
A set of vertices V and a set of edges E form the ______-Allocation Graph
Resource
Each resource type Ri has Wi ______
instances
Only one ______ at a time can use a resource
process
This quiz covers the concept of deadlocks in operating systems, including the characterization and causes of deadlocks. It also discusses how deadlocks can occur in a system and the reasons behind processes being blocked.
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