Practice - Preventing Circular Wait
Practice Questions
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What is circular wait?
💡 Hint: Think about how processes might wait for each other.
Name one strategy to prevent circular wait.
💡 Hint: Consider how resources can be ordered.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What condition must be met for circular wait to occur?
💡 Hint: Think about the definition of circular wait.
True or False: Linear resource ordering can completely eliminate the risk of deadlocks.
💡 Hint: Consider if there are other factors that can still lead to deadlocks.
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Challenge Problems
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A system has four types of resources: R1, R2, R3, and R4. Propose a linear order for the resource allocations and explain your reasoning.
💡 Hint: Think about how you can arrange items in a way that avoids loops.
Evaluate a scenario in a multi-threaded application where resource ordering might lead to inefficient resource utilization and propose a solution.
💡 Hint: Consider how resources are used and whether flexibility might help avoid long waits.
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