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Banker's algorithm deals with

deadlock prevention
deadlock avoidance
deadlock recovery
mutual exclusion

Answer: Option B

Similar Questions :

1. Problem of thrashing is affected significantly by

program structure
program size
primary storage size
all of above

Answer: Option A

2. Root directory of a disk should be placed

at the fixed address in the main memory
at a fixed location on the disk
at the fixed location on system disk
anywhere on the disk

Answer: Option B

3. Which is single user operating system

MS-DOS
UNIX
XENIX
LINUX

Answer: Option A

4. A public key encryption system

Allows only the correct sender to decode the data
Allows only the correct receiver to decode the data
Allows anyone to decode the data
none of above

Answer: Option B

5. A thread is

lightweight process where the context switching is low
lightweight process where the context swithching is high
used to speed up paging
used in dead locks

Answer: Option A

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