If T1 Has Not Unlocked Data Item Y, T2 Cannot

question 40

Short Answer

If T1 has not unlocked data item Y, T2 cannot begin; if T2 has not unlocked data item X, T1 cannot continue. Consequently, T1 and T2 each wait for the other to unlock the required data item. Such a deadlock is also known as a(n) _____.

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European Universities

Institutions of higher learning located in Europe, renowned for their historical contributions to education, research, and scholarship.

Middle Ages

A period in European history from the 5th to the late 15th century, marked by the decline of the Roman Empire and the rise of feudalism.

Theology

The systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief.

Natural Philosophy

An early term for the study of the nature and the physical universe, preceding the modern science known as physics.