Practice - Handling Deadlocks: Prevention, Avoidance, Detection & Recovery
Practice Questions
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What are the Coffman conditions for deadlock?
💡 Hint: Think of the conditions needed for a deadlock to occur.
What does deadlock prevention aim to achieve?
💡 Hint: Consider the strategies to avoid deadlocks.
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What is a deadlock?
💡 Hint: Consider how this affects system efficiency.
Which of the following is NOT one of the Coffman conditions? 1) Mutual Exclusion, 2) Hold and Wait, 3) Process Starvation, 4) Circular Wait.
💡 Hint: Think about the essential conditions that define a deadlock.
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Discuss a hypothetical situation in a distributed system where deadlock could occur, detailing the process and resources involved. Then, suggest a mixed strategy of prevention and recovery to handle this scenario.
💡 Hint: Focus on both resource management and detection strategies.
Evaluate the efficiency of using both deadlock avoidance and detection methods. Discuss the trade-offs involved.
💡 Hint: Think about the balance between prevention and reaction.
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