Computer System Architecture

161. Which is a situation in which some process wait for each other’s actions indefinitely:

  1. Operating system
  2. Deadlock
  3. Mutex
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (B)
Deadlock

162. ____________ system handles only deadlocks caused by sharing of resources in the system:

  1. Operating system
  2. Deadlock
  3. Mutex
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (A)
Operating system

163. A deadlocks occurs when the how many conditions are met:

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Correct answer: (D)
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164. Which are the characteristics of deadlocks:

  1. Mutual exclusion
  2. Hold and wait
  3. No pre-emption
  4. Circular wait
  5. All of these

Correct answer: (E)
All of these

165. RAG stands for:

  1. Resource allocation graph

Correct answer: (A)
Resource allocation graph

166. How many events concerning RAG can occur in a system:

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Correct answer: (C)
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167. Which are the events concerning RAG can occur in a system:

  1. Request for a resource
  2. Allocation of a resource
  3. Release of resource
  4. All of these

Correct answer: (D)
All of these

168. How many methods for handling deadlocks:

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Correct answer: (C)
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169. Which are the method for handling deadlocks:

  1. Deadlock prevention
  2. Deadlock avoidance
  3. Deadlock detection
  4. All of these

Correct answer: (D)
All of these

170. How many condition that should be met in order to produce a deadlock:

  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 6
  4. 8

Correct answer: (B)
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