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Four necessary conditions for deadlock to exist are: mutual exclusion, no-preemption, circular wait and

A. hold and wait

B. deadlock avoidance

C. race around condition

D. buffer overflow

E. None of the above

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Deadlock in OS is a situation where two or more processes are blocked. Conditions for Deadlock- Mutual Exclusion, Hold and Wait, No preemption, Circular wait. These 4 conditions must hold simultaneously for the occurrence of deadlock.

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