Q. An edge from process Pi to Pj in a wait for graph indicates that :

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Q. If the wait for graph contains a cycle :

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Q. If deadlocks occur frequently, the detection algorithm must be invoked ________

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Q. The disadvantage of invoking the detection algorithm for every request is :

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Q. A deadlock eventually cripples system throughput and will cause the CPU utilization to ______

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Q. Every time a request for allocation cannot be granted immediately, the detection algorithm is invoked. This will help identify :

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Q. 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 :

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Q. A system has 3 processes sharing 4 resources. If each process needs a maximum of 2 units then, deadlock :

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Q. ‘m’ processes share ‘n’ resources of the same type. The maximum need of each process doesn’t exceed ‘n’ and the sum of all their maximum needs is always less than m+n. In this setup, deadlock :

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Q. A deadlock can be broken by :

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Q. The two ways of aborting processes and eliminating deadlocks are :

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Q. Those processes should be aborted on occurrence of a deadlock, the termination of which :

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Q. The process to be aborted is chosen on the basis of the following factors :

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Q. Cost factors of process termination include :

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Q. If we preempt a resource from a process, the process cannot continue with its normal execution and it must be :

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Q. To _______ to a safe state, the system needs to keep more information about the states of processes.

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Q. If the resources are always preempted from the same process, __________ can occur.

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Q. The solution to starvation is :

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Q. A system has 12 magnetic tape drives and 3 processes : P0, P1, and P2. Process P0 requires 10 tape drives, P1 requires 4 and P2 requires 9 tape drives.

Process
P0
P1
P2

Maximum needs (process-wise : P0 through P2 top to bottom)
10
4
9

Currently allocated (process-wise)
5
2
2


Which of the following sequence is a safe sequence ?

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Q. What problem is solved by Dijkstra's banker's algorithm?

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