Multiple choice

Which of the following is a deadlock prevention technique?

  1. Mutual exclusion

  2. Context switching

  3. Fragmentation

  4. Throughput

  5. Starvation
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A Correct answer
Explanation

This option is correct as mutual exclusion allows only one process at a time to use a resource.If another process requests that resource, the requesting process must be delayed until the resource has been released.

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