Practice Resource Preemption (4.3.2.2) - Deadlocks - Operating Systems
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Resource Preemption

Practice - Resource Preemption

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Question 1 Easy

What is resource preemption?

💡 Hint: Think about what happens in a deadlock situation.

Question 2 Easy

Why is rollback important in resource preemption?

💡 Hint: What happens when a process is interrupted?

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Question 1

What is the primary purpose of resource preemption?

A) To increase CPU performance
B) To resolve deadlocks
C) To execute processes faster

💡 Hint: Consider why we take resources in a deadlock situation.

Question 2

True or False: Rollbacks only occur after a process is terminated.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about when transitions to previous states are necessary.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a policy that best decides which process should be preempted. Discuss the factors that hold most weight and why.

💡 Hint: Think about which factors affect system performance the most.

Challenge 2 Hard

Create a flowchart that illustrates the process of resource preemption and the outcomes of selecting a victim versus not selecting one in terms of system performance.

💡 Hint: Visualize the steps logically and the impacts each decision has on the system's overall health.

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