Multiple choice technology operating systems

condition required for deadlock

  1. mutual exclusion

  2. no preemtion

  3. hold and wait

  4. cycle
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A,B,C,D Correct answer
Explanation

Deadlock requires four necessary conditions (Coffman conditions): mutual exclusion (resources can't be shared), no preemption (resources can't be forcibly taken), hold and wait (process holds resources while waiting for others), and circular wait (processes wait in a cycle). All four conditions are listed.

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