Practice Advantages Of Nio Over Standard I/o (1.2.3)

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Question 1.
What is non-blocking I/O?
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Think about how it differs from traditional I/O.
Question 2.
Name one benefit of using Direct Buffers.
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Consider how memory management affects I/O operations.
3Question 3.
What does non-blocking I/O allow threads to do?
- Wait for operations to finish
- Continue processing other tasks
- Access memory directly
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Think about the term 'non-blocking'.
4Question 4.
True or False: Selectors in NIO allow a thread to manage multiple I/O channels.
- True
- False
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Focus on the purpose of selectors.
Question 5.
Propose an architecture for a high-performance chat application using NIO. What advantages would it provide?
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Consider how client connections will be managed concurrently.
Question 6.
Explain how you would implement a file transfer system using NIO to optimize performance for large files.
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Think about how direct buffers reduce latency.

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