Multithreading and Concurrency in Java: Spawning & Launching Threads Overview/Description Expected Duration Lesson Objectives Course Number Expertise Level Overview/Description This is a hands-on course which introduces you to the implementation of concurrency in a Java application. You will become familiar with setting up, configuring and launching multiple concurrent threads. You will implement the join() method to synchronize threads and will explore a variety of thread features including their states, transitions and how they can be interrupted.
Expected Duration (hours)
1.5
Lesson Objectives Multithreading and Concurrency in Java: Spawning & Launching Threads
discover the key concepts covered in this course
define a task to be executed within a Java thread by implementing the Runnable interface
extend the Thread class to define a task to be run in a thread
recognize the effect of the start() method in kicking off Java threads
use the join() method to synchronize one thread with the execution of another
identify the different states of a thread and the possible transitions from them
verify whether a thread is active by invoking the isAlive() method
recognize the possible and default values for a Java thread's priority
distinguish between user and daemon threads in Java
build an application that implements multithreading to download multiple web pages concurrently
identify situations where multithreading can be applied to speed up executions
describe the mechanism of thread interruption in Java
summarize the key concepts covered in this course
Course Number: it_jmmtcjdj_02_enus
Expertise Level
Intermediate