The Situation That Occurs When Two Users Are Each Waiting

question 59

Multiple Choice

The situation that occurs when two users are each waiting for a resource that the other person has locked is known as a(n) ________.

• A)lost update problem
• B)deadlock
• C)inconsistent read problem
• D)checkpoint

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Definitions:

Structuralism

An early school of psychology that sought to understand the structure of the mind by analyzing the components of conscious experience.

Humanism

A philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the value and agency of human beings, individually and collectively, often highlighting the importance of human dignity and potential.

External Consequences

Outcomes that occur as a result of an action that affect the external environment or other people, beyond the individual who undertook the action.

Free Will

The concept that humans have the capacity to make choices and decisions independently of natural, social, or divine constraints.