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For which deadlock management strategy, the Ostrich algorithm is used?

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UNIX and many practical operating systems often adopt the Ostrich approach because deadlocks are rare and the overhead of handling them continuously may not be justified.

Updated On: Jun 25, 2026

Deadlock prevention
Deadlock avoidance
Deadlock ignorance
Deadlock detection

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The Correct Option is C

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