Practice Advantages (14.11.2) - Multithreading and Concurrency

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Question 1.
What is the main advantage of using thread pools?
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Think about resource management.
Question 2.
What does 'latency' refer to in the context of threading?
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Consider time delays experienced in operations.
3Question 3.
What is the primary purpose of using a thread pool?
- Reduce latency
- Improve thread management
- Both A and B
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Think about the advantages listed.
4Question 4.
True or False: Executors can create new threads every time a task is submitted.
- True
- False
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Recall what thread pools do.
Question 5.
Design a simple Java program that implements a thread pool for processing customer requests in a web application. Discuss the expected advantages.
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Consider how many tasks might be submitted simultaneously.
Question 6.
Critically analyze a scenario where using multiple types of thread pools in a single application could enhance performance and scalability.
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Think about the nature of tasks you're dealing with.

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