Multiple choice

Which of the following conditions for the deadlock to occur, states that once a process holds a resource, it cannot be taken by another process or the kernel?

  1. Mutual exclusion

  2. Hold and Wait

  3. No preemption

  4. Circular wait

  5. Hit ratio

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C Correct answer
Explanation

This condition for the deadlock to occur, states that once a process holds a resource, it cannot be taken by another process or the kernel.