Concurrency in software development is crucial for performance and user experience, allowing programs to perform multiple operations at once. Threads are lightweight operations within processes that facilitate this execution. Modern CPUs can handle multiple hardware threads, while programming languages provide tools to leverage these capabilities. Understanding the distinction between processes and threads is fundamental for grasping multithreading concepts, as processes are isolated with their memory, whereas threads share the same memory space. Technologies like hyperthreading optimize resource use, further improving the execution of concurrent tasks.
Threads allow programs to execute multiple operations simultaneously, such as downloading files while updating the user interface or processing network requests concurrently.
Modern CPUs support multiple hardware threads, enabling more efficient execution of concurrent tasks and significantly enhancing performance in applications like real-time trading engines and game engines.
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