2.1 - Basic Thread Example
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What is a thread?
💡 Hint: Think of it as a mini program running within your main program.
What does setting a thread as a daemon do?
💡 Hint: Recall how it does not block the main program from finishing.
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What does the start() method do for a thread?
💡 Hint: What happens to a thread after you tell it to 'start'?
True or False: Daemon threads block the main program from exiting.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when the main program stops.
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Create a program that uses three threads to download a list of web pages concurrently. Ensure thread safety when modifying a shared list of downloaded content.
💡 Hint: Consider using a shared list that gets updated once each thread completes its download.
Explain and implement a scenario where using daemon threads would be more beneficial than regular threads.
💡 Hint: Think about tasks that can be safely interrupted.
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