20.5 - Common Thread Safety Pitfalls
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Practice Questions
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Define a race condition.
💡 Hint: Think about simultaneous access to data.
What is deadlock in threading?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when two threads wait on each other's locks.
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What term describes a condition in which two threads are waiting for each other indefinitely?
💡 Hint: Think about the worst-case scenario in concurrency.
True or False: In a livelock situation, threads are completely inactive.
💡 Hint: Remember the activity of threads when discussing livelocks.
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Design a Java program that demonstrates a deadlock between two threads. Explain how the deadlock occurs.
💡 Hint: Sketch out the locking sequence before coding.
Create a scenario showcasing starvation in a resource-shared environment. How will you resolve it?
💡 Hint: Think about prioritizing equitable resource access in thread scheduling.
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