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 A computer system has 6 tape drives, with 'n' processes competing for them. Each process may need 3 tape drives. The maximum value of 'n' for which the system is guaranteed to be deadlock free is

a.

4

b.

3

c.

2

d.

1

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Answer: (c).2

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