With single resource, deadlock occurs

2016

With single resource, deadlock occurs

  1. A.

    if there are more than two processes competing for that resources

  2. B.

    if there are only two processes competing for that resources

  3. C.

    if there is a single process competing for that resources

  4. D.

    none of these

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Correct answer: D

Deadlock requires four necessary conditions, including circular wait. With a single instance of a resource, processes cannot form a cycle where each waits for the next. Therefore, deadlock is impossible when only one instance of a specific resource exists.

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