Practice Preventing No Preemption - 4.2.1.3 | Module 4: Deadlocks | Operating Systems
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is the No Preemption condition?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Focus on the restriction concerning how resources are managed.

Question 2

Easy

Give one example of a situation where No Preemption can lead to a deadlock.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think of scenarios with shared resources.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does the No Preemption condition state about resource management?

  • A. Resources can be taken away without restrictions.
  • B. Resources cannot be forcibly taken from a process.
  • C. Resources can be shared by multiple processes.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Focus on the definition of the No Preemption condition.

Question 2

True or False: Preempting resources is a universally safe operation.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the potential consequences of interrupting resource usage.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Design a scheduling algorithm that allows for resource preemption. How would it ensure data consistency?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how transactions in databases handle consistency during rollbacks.

Question 2

Discuss how No Preemption can be mitigated in a distributed system. What factors must be considered?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the network delays and communication protocols in the system.

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