Practice - Deadlock Prevention
Practice Questions
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Define what a deadlock is.
💡 Hint: Think about tasks waiting for resources held by others.
What is one technique to prevent deadlocks?
💡 Hint: Consider how tasks might be instructed to acquire resources.
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What is a deadlock?
💡 Hint: Think about the condition that causes tasks to be stuck.
True or False: Resource ordering can help to prevent deadlocks.
💡 Hint: Consider how resources might be accessed.
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Challenge Problems
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You are designing a system for a restaurant where chefs and waitstaff must share access to different resources such as cooking utensils and service stations. Discuss how you would implement resource ordering and how it would prevent deadlocks in this system.
💡 Hint: Consider the sequence in which resources are accessed.
Imagine a software development project that has various tasks depending on shared libraries. Describe how timeouts would affect the efficiency and reliability of your development process in the context of deadlock prevention.
💡 Hint: Think about the balance between waiting and making progress in development tasks.
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