Java: Processes and Threads
The Java Tutorials > Essential Classes > Concurrency > Processes and Threads
Sanghera's book confused me so I had to review the differences between processes and threads!
A process has a self-contained execution environment. A process generally has a complete, private set of basic run-time resources; in particular, each process has its own memory space.
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Threads are sometimes called lightweight processes. Both processes and threads provide an execution environment, but creating a new thread requires fewer resources than creating a new process.
posted by kuri* at 5:43 AM
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Hm.. to throw more mud in the water. There is also something heavier, resource wise.. virtual machines.
thread->process->virtual machines
Thanks for pointing that out! I hadn't considered virtual machines.
I like that easy to remember ordering too.
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