Deadlocks can be prevented only if
A) all four necessary conditions cannot hold.
B) at least one of the four necessary conditions cannot hold.
C) mutual exclusion condition cannot hold.
D) circular wait condition cannot hold.

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Deadlocks can be prevented if at least one of the four necessary conditions cannot hold. If any one of the following conditions does not hold, then the possibility of deadlock is eliminated:
1. Mutual exclusion condition
2. Hold and wait condition
3. No preemption condition
4. Circular wait condition

Deadlocks Can Be Prevented Only If