Java Monitors: Theory & Usage Quiz

<p>Threads move from waiting states to compete for the monitor</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>MailboxMonitor’s take method</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The notifyAll() method in Java wakes up all the threads waiting on the same monitor held by the current thread, allowing them to move from either the WAITING or TIMED WAITING state to the RUNNABLE state.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The categories of monitor methods in Java include wait(), wait(ms), wait(ms, ns), notify(), and notifyAll().</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The general form of a Java monitor method includes the use of synchronized keyword to define a method or a block of code that can be accessed by only one thread at a time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Designing a monitor method's 'guard' in Java is significant for ensuring that the method is accessed only when certain conditions are met, helping to prevent spurious wake-ups and ensure correct synchronization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hoare's monitor and Java's monitor both provide a way to synchronize access to shared resources, but Hoare's monitor uses a different signaling mechanism compared to Java's monitor. Hoare's monitor uses a signal mechanism while Java's monitor uses notify() and notifyAll() methods for signaling.</p> Signup and view all the answers