Practice Deadlock Prevention And Deadlock Avoidance (4.2) - Deadlocks - Operating Systems
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Deadlock Prevention and Deadlock Avoidance

Practice - Deadlock Prevention and Deadlock Avoidance

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Question 1 Easy

Define deadlock in your own words.

💡 Hint: Think about how processes depend on each other.

Question 2 Easy

What is mutual exclusion?

💡 Hint: Consider how printers can generally be used by only one computer.

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Question 1

What does deadlock mean in operating systems?

A temporary waiting state
A permanent blocking state
An efficient resource allocation

💡 Hint: Think about processes waiting on each other.

Question 2

True or False: If a system is in a safe state, it cannot deadlock.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall the definition of safe states in the context of resources.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given a set of processes and their maximum resource requirements, analyze a series of requests to see if the system stays in a safe state.

💡 Hint: Proceed request by request, checking safety after each.

Challenge 2 Hard

Design a resource allocation system that prioritizes deadlock prevention. Discuss the trade-offs you've made.

💡 Hint: Consider how making resources shareable impacts overall performance.

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