Multiple Choice
Fill in the missing step in the following deadlock situation.Two users from the local board of education are each running a program (P1 and P2) ,and both programs will eventually need two DVD drives to copy files from one disc to another.Only two DVD-R drives are available and they're allocated on an "as requested" basis.Soon the following sequence transpires:
1) P1 requests drive 1 and gets it.
2) ____
3) P1 requests drive 2 but is blocked.
4) P2 requests drive 1 but is blocked.
A) P1 requests drive 2.
B) P2 requests drive 2 and gets it.
C) P2 requests drive 1 but is blocked.
D) P1 releases drive 1.
Correct Answer:

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