Briefly explain the differences between processes and


Questions - Answers should be from chapter 3 and some of them from chapter 4 from the book.

1. Briefly explain the differences between processes and threads

2. For a given process what blocks of memory are duplicated for multiple threads? Which are not?

3. How does multithreading help applications like webservers?

4. Briefly explain the benefits of multi-threading over running multiple processes.

5. Describe considerations that must be taken when using multithreading.

6. What are the differences between user threads and system threads?

7. Describe the 3 types of multithreading models. What are the pros and cons of each?

8. What are the benefits of Thread pools?

9. In what instances would multithreading not be useful?

Book - Operating System Concepts with Java, 8th edition by ABRAHAM SILBERSCHATZ, PETER BAER GALVIN and GREG GAGNE

Chapter 3: Processes

Chapter 4: Threads

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