Operating Systems/Deadlocks

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Whenever two or more processes try to access a resource that is in use by some another process then it is said to be a Deadlock. Following are four conditions out of which any one will cause Deadlock: 1)Mutual Exclusion 2)Hold and Wait 3)No preemption 4)Circular Wait

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