23.8 - Thread-Safe Collections
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Practice Questions
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What is a thread-safe collection?
💡 Hint: Think about collections that allow multiple read/write operations.
What does ConcurrentHashMap improve upon compared to Hashtable?
💡 Hint: Consider how many threads can use it at once.
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Which of the following is an efficient thread-safe collection?
💡 Hint: Consider which collection allows more concurrency.
True or False: CopyOnWriteArrayList performs better in write-heavy scenarios.
💡 Hint: Think about how it handles modifications.
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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.
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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