GATE - 1998 | OS | When the result of a computation depends on the speed of the
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GATE - 1998 [Operating System]
Question:
When the result of a computation depends on the speed of the processes involved there is said to be
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A |
cycle steating |
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B |
rare condition |
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C |
a time lock |
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D |
a deadlock |
Solution:
Option (B) is Correct.
When first result depends on ordering of processes it is called race condition.
Speed of processes corresponds to ordering of processes.