With __________ a deadlock exists if there is a closed loop, or cycle, in the graph that depicts process dependencies.
A) message deadlock
B) communications deadlock
C) phantom deadlocks
D) resource deadlock

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A resource deadlock occurs when two or more processes are unable to proceed because each is holding one or more resources and waiting for others held by other processes. In a resource allocation graph, a deadlock exists if and only if there is a closed loop, or cycle, in the graph that depicts process dependencies. Therefore, option D is the correct answer.

With __________ a Deadlock Exists If There Is a Closed