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🔄 Last updated: 2026-07-11

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Q1. What triggers the recovery process from a deadlock?

🔹 A. A periodic timer.
🔹 B. The detection algorithm determining that a deadlock exists.
🔹 C. A user complaint.
🔹 D. High CPU utilization.

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: B

Q2. Which of the following is NOT a general approach to handling a detected deadlock?

🔹 A. Informing the operator for manual resolution.
🔹 B. Letting the system recover automatically.
🔹 C. Preventing the deadlock from ever occurring.
🔹 D. Aborting processes or preempting resources.

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: C

Q3. If a process is aborted, what happens to its computation progress?

🔹 A. It is saved automatically.
🔹 B. It is lost unless checkpointed.
🔹 C. It continues in the background.
🔹 D. It is transferred to another process.

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: B

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