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Match List I with List II. List I: A. Critical region, B. Wait/signal, C. Working set, D. Deadlock. List II: I. Hoare's monitor, II. Mutual exclusion, III. Principle of locality, IV. Circular wait.

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Correct answer: B. A-II B-I C-III D-IV

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A critical region needs mutual exclusion; wait/signal operations belong to Hoare's monitors; the working set model rests on locality of reference; circular wait is a deadlock condition.

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