Practice Types (14.11.1) - Multithreading and Concurrency

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Question 1.
What is a FixedThreadPool used for?
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Think about resource management.
Question 2.
Can you name the executor type that runs tasks in order?
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What happens when only one thread runs tasks?
3Question 3.
What is a FixedThreadPool?
- Manages a dynamic number of threads
- Uses a single thread
- Has a fixed number of threads
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Think about the term 'fixed'.
4Question 4.
True or False: CachedThreadPools are suitable for long-running tasks.
- True
- False
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Consider task duration.
Question 5.
Write a small program snippet that uses a ScheduledThreadPool to execute a task every 5 seconds. Describe the output.
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Remember to configure the scheduling correctly.
Question 6.
Discuss potential problems that could arise from using too many threads in a CachedThreadPool. What strategies could be implemented to prevent issues?
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Think about the consequences of having insufficient resources available.

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