Answer Posted / ram nidadavolu
A multithreaded program contains two or more parts that can
run concurrently, Each part a program is called thread and
each part that defines a separate path of execution.
Thus multithreading is a specified from of multitasking .
There are two distinct types of multitasking .
Process: A Process is , in essence , a program that is
executing.
2 Process-based :is heavy weight- allows you run two or
more programs concurrently.
Eg: you can use JAVA compiler at the same time you are using
text editor.
Here a program is a small unit of code that can be
dispatched by scheduler .
Thread-based: is Light weight- A Program can perform two or
more tasks simultaneously.
Creating a thread:
Eg: A text editor can formate at the same time you can
print, as long as these two tasks are being perform separate
threads.
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