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THREADS
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Chapter outline
Overview +
Multithreading Models +
Threading Issues +
Pthreads +
Examples of Threads +
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- Overview
Thread concept +
Benefits of threads +
Thread states +
Supporting threads +
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-- Thread Concepts ...
A thread
Is simply an execution stream through a process.
Some times it is called lightweight process (LWP)

Source: Adam, Salah - Department of Information and Computer Science, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Collections: Computer Technologies and Information Sciences