Practice Thread-Safe Collections - 23.8 | 23. Java Memory Model and Thread Safety | Advanced Programming
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Thread-Safe Collections

23.8 - Thread-Safe Collections

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a thread-safe collection?

💡 Hint: Think about collections that allow multiple read/write operations.

Question 2 Easy

What does ConcurrentHashMap improve upon compared to Hashtable?

💡 Hint: Consider how many threads can use it at once.

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Question 1

Which of the following is an efficient thread-safe collection?

Hashtable
ConcurrentHashMap
Vector

💡 Hint: Consider which collection allows more concurrency.

Question 2

True or False: CopyOnWriteArrayList performs better in write-heavy scenarios.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about how it handles modifications.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Compare the performance implications of using a Hashtable versus a ConcurrentHashMap in a high-traffic web application.

💡 Hint: Think about what happens to access times.

Challenge 2 Hard

Design a multithreaded application that requires both read-heavy and write-heavy operations. Which collections will you use, and how will they optimize performance?

💡 Hint: Consider the roles of read and write in the application.

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