Practice Atomic Variables - 23.6 | 23. Java Memory Model and Thread Safety | Advanced Programming
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is an atomic variable?

💡 Hint: Think about what happens in a multi-threaded environment.

Question 2

Easy

Name one class in the java.util.concurrent.atomic package.

💡 Hint: It's used to perform atomic operations on integers.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does the AtomicInteger's incrementAndGet() method do?

  • Increments the value and returns the original value
  • Increments the value and returns the new value
  • Checks if the value is zero

💡 Hint: Pay attention to what the method returns.

Question 2

True or False: Atomic variables require explicit locking for thread safety.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about the primary purpose of atomic variables.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Design a multithreaded application that counts how many times a particular word appears in a text file using AtomicInteger. Include error handling.

💡 Hint: Consider thread safety and how to best share your counter.

Question 2

Explain why using an AtomicBoolean can lead to cleaner code compared to synchronized blocks for a simple stop flag.

💡 Hint: Think about the implications of shared state management.

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