A system is in the safe state if ____________

A. The system can allocate resources to each process in some order and still avoid a deadlock
B. There exist a safe sequence

C. All of the mentioned

D. None of the mentioned

Explanation: Safe State $neq$ Deadlock-free: A safe state is deadlock-free, but an unsafe state is not necessarily a deadlock; it just means the system could potentially fall into a deadlock if it isn't careful while the Banker's Algorithm: This is the most common algorithm used by operating systems to determine if granting a resource request will leave the system in a safe state.

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