Practice Concurrency and Parallelism - 14.6 | 14. Multithreading and Concurrency | Advanced Programming
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Concurrency and Parallelism

14.6 - Concurrency and Parallelism

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

Define concurrency in your own words.

💡 Hint: Think about how tasks are confined in time.

Question 2 Easy

What is parallelism?

💡 Hint: Consider how tasks can be executed together at the same moment.

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Question 1

What is concurrency?

A. Execution of multiple tasks simultaneously.
B. Management of multiple tasks in progress.
C. Locking resources in a program.

💡 Hint: Think about task progression rather than task execution.

Question 2

True or False: Parallelism and concurrency refer to the same concept.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider whether the tasks run at the same time.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a hypothetical application that utilizes both concurrency and parallelism. Describe how each principle is applied.

💡 Hint: Think about user interaction versus data-fetching processes.

Challenge 2 Hard

Explain the impact of concurrency and parallelism on application performance. Discuss potential trade-offs.

💡 Hint: Reflect on the benefits and challenges in programming.

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