Computer Science · Operating Systems
Suppose a system has 12 identical resources and 3 processes P1, P2, and P3 with maximum resource claims of 10, 5, and 3 respectively. Currently, P1 holds 8, P2 holds 2, and P3 holds 1 resource. Which of the following statements are correct? (i) The system is in a safe state. (ii) The system is in an unsafe state. (iii) Minimum 1 additional resource is needed to make the state safe. (iv) An unsafe state does not necessarily imply the existence of a deadlock.
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(ii), (iii) and (iv)
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