a) at least one resource must be held in a non sharable mode b) the processor must be a uniprocessor ...
View QuestionFor a deadlock to arise, which of the following conditions must hold simultaneously?
a) Mutual exclusion b) No preemption c) Hold and wait d) all of the mentioned Answer: d Explanation: all ...
View QuestionWhat are Multithreaded programs?
a) lesser prone to deadlocks b) more prone to deadlocks c) not at all prone to deadlocks d) none of ...
View QuestionThe request and release of resources are ___________
a) command line statements b) interrupts c) system calls d) special programs Answer: ...
View QuestionThe number of resources requested by a process ____________
a) must always be less than the total number of resources available in the system b) must always ...
View QuestionTo avoid deadlock ____________
a) there must be a fixed number of resources to allocate b) resource allocation must be done only ...
View QuestionWhich one of the following is a visual ( mathematical ) way to determine the deadlock occurrence?
a) resource allocation graph b) starvation graph c) inversion graph d) none of the mentioned Answer: a Explanation: Resource ...
View QuestionA problem encountered in multitasking when a process is perpetually denied necessary resources is called ____________
a) deadlock b) starvation c) inversion d) aging Answer: b Explanation: A problem encountered in multitasking when a ...
View QuestionFor an effective operating system, when to check for deadlock?
a) every time a resource request is made b) at fixed time intervals c) every time a resource request is made ...
View QuestionWhat is the drawback of banker’s algorithm?
a) in advance processes rarely know how much resource they will need b) the number of processes changes as time ...
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