Question: 53
(Choose 1 answer)
Which of the following is NOT a necessary condition for deadlock to occur?
A. Mutual exclusion: Only one process can hold a resource at a time
B. Hold and wait: A process can hold a resource while waiting for another resource
C. Preemption: A resource can be forcibly taken away from a process
D. Circular wait: A circular chain of processes exists, where each process is waiting for a resource held by
the next process in the chain
