Preparation on Exam(1z0-813) Concurrency

Concurrency

• Use collections from the java.util.concurrent package with a focus on the advantages over and differences from the traditional java.util collections

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/concurrency/collections.html

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/concurrent/BlockingQueue.html

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/concurrent/ConcurrentMap.html

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/concurrent/ConcurrentHashMap.html

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/concurrent/ConcurrentNavigableMap.html

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/concurrent/ConcurrentSkipListMap.html

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/TreeMap.html

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/concurrent/package-summary.html#MemoryVisibility

• Use Lock, ReadWriteLock, and ReentrantLock classes in the java.util.concurrent.locks and java.util.concurrent.atomic packages to support lock-free thread-safe programming on single variables

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/concurrency/atomicvars.html

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/concurrent/atomic/package-summary.html

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/concurrent/locks/ReadWriteLock.html

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/concurrent/locks/ReentrantLock.html

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/concurrent/locks/package-summary.html

• Use Executor, ExecutorService, Executors, Callable, and Future to execute tasks using thread pools

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/concurrency/executors.html

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/concurrency/exinter.html

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/concurrency/pools.html

• Use the parallel Fork/Join Framework

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/concurrency/forkjoin.html