Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT true for deadlock prevention and deadlock avoidance schemes?

  1. In deadlock prevention, the request for resources is always granted if the resulting state is safe.

  2. In deadlock avoidance, the request for resources is always granted if the result state is safe.

  3. Deadlock avoidance is less restrictive than deadlock prevention.

  4. Deadlock avoidance requires knowledge of resources having a priority.

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