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What is a deadlock in an operating system?
What is a deadlock in an operating system?
- A situation where processes are running concurrently without any resource allocation
- A situation where processes are terminated due to resource unavailability
- A situation where processes are waiting for resources but not holding any
- A situation where processes are blocked because each process is holding a resource and waiting for another resource acquired by some other process (correct)
Which condition can lead to deadlock in a system?
Which condition can lead to deadlock in a system?
- Sequential execution
- Exclusive access
- Preemptive resource allocation
- Circular wait (correct)
What does the 'hold and wait' condition for deadlock entail?
What does the 'hold and wait' condition for deadlock entail?
- Processes release all resources before requesting new ones
- All processes are holding all available resources without waiting for any additional resources
- No process is holding any resources and all are waiting for resources
- A process holding at least one resource is waiting to acquire additional resources held by other processes (correct)
What is the significance of 'no preemption' in deadlock conditions?
What is the significance of 'no preemption' in deadlock conditions?
What are examples of resource types in an operating system that can contribute to deadlocks?
What are examples of resource types in an operating system that can contribute to deadlocks?
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 ______
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 ______
Deadlock can arise if four conditions hold simultaneously: mutual exclusion, hold and wait, no preemption, and circular ______
Deadlock can arise if four conditions hold simultaneously: mutual exclusion, hold and wait, no preemption, and circular ______
A set of vertices V and a set of edges E form the ______-Allocation Graph
A set of vertices V and a set of edges E form the ______-Allocation Graph
Each resource type Ri has Wi ______
Each resource type Ri has Wi ______
Only one ______ at a time can use a resource
Only one ______ at a time can use a resource
