Practice Circular Wait (4.1.4) - Deadlocks - Operating Systems
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Circular Wait

Practice - Circular Wait

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is Circular Wait?

💡 Hint: Think about processes and their dependencies.

Question 2 Easy

How can Circular Wait lead to deadlocks?

💡 Hint: Consider the implications of being in a waiting state.

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Question 1

What condition must be met for Circular Wait to occur?

A process must hold more than one resource
Processes must be in a cycle waiting for each other's resources
Resources must be preempted

💡 Hint: Think about the structure of waiting processes.

Question 2

True or False: Breaking the Circular Wait condition is essential to ensure the system remains deadlock-free.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when processes are waiting indefinitely.

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Challenge 1 Hard

You are developing a resource management system. How would you define and implement a strategy to prevent Circular Wait in a multi-process environment?

💡 Hint: Think about creating a structured environment where requests follow a strict order.

Challenge 2 Hard

Describe a real-world application where Circular Wait could cause issues. How would you attempt to resolve it in that scenario?

💡 Hint: Consider scenarios where multiple entities are interacting with limited resources.

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