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Java Multithreading and Concurrency Interview

Questions
Multithreading and Synchronization are considered as the typical chapter in java programming. In
game development companies, multithreading related interview questions are asked mostly. A list
of frequently asked java multithreading and concurrency interview questions is given below.
Multithreading Interview Questions
1) What is multithreading?
Multithreading is a process of executing multiple threads simultaneously. Multithreading is used

to obtain the multitasking. It consumes less memory and gives the fast and efficient performance.
Its main advantages are:
Threads share the same address space.
The thread is lightweight.
The cost of communication between the processes is low.
More details.
2) What is the thread?
A thread is a lightweight subprocess. It is a separate path of execution because each thread runs
in a different stack frame. A process may contain multiple threads. Threads share the process
resources, but still, they execute independently.
More details.
3) Differentiate between process and thread?
There are the following differences between the process and thread.
A Program in the execution is called the process whereas; A thread is a subset of the
process
Processes are independent whereas threads are the subset of process.
Process have different address space in memory, while threads contain a shared address
space.
Context switching is faster between the threads as compared to processes.
Inter-process communication is slower and expensive than inter-thread communication.
Any change in Parent process doesn't affect the child process whereas changes in parent
thread can affect the child thread.
4) What do you understand by inter-thread communication?
The process of communication between synchronized threads is termed as inter-thread

communication.
Inter-thread communication is used to avoid thread polling in Java.
The thread is paused running in its critical section, and another thread is allowed to enter
(or lock) in the same critical section to be executed.
It can be obtained by wait(), notify(), and notifyAll() methods.
5) What is the purpose of wait() method in Java?
The wait() method is provided by the Object class in Java. This method is used for inter-thread
communication in Java. The java.lang.Object.wait() is used to pause the current thread, and wait
until another thread does not call the notify() or notifyAll() method. Its syntax is given below.
public final void wait()
6) Why must wait() method be called from the synchronized block?
We must call the wait method otherwise it will throw java.lang.IllegalMonitorStateException

exception. Moreover, we need wait() method for inter-thread communication with notify() and
notifyAll(). Therefore It must be present in the synchronized block for the proper and correct
communication.
7) What are the advantages of multithreading?
Multithreading programming has the following advantages:

Multithreading allows an application/program to be always reactive for input, even already
running with some background tasks
Multithreading allows the faster execution of tasks, as threads execute independently.
Multithreading provides better utilization of cache memory as threads share the common
memory resources.
Multithreading reduces the number of the required server as one server can execute
multiple threads at a time.
8) What are the states in the lifecycle of a Thread?
A thread can have one of the following states during its lifetime:
1. New: In this state, a Thread class object is created using a new operator, but the thread is
not alive. Thread doesn't start until we call the start() method.
2. Runnable: In this state, the thread is ready to run after calling the start() method. However,
the thread is not yet selected by the thread scheduler.
3. Running: In this state, the thread scheduler picks the thread from the ready state, and the
thread is running.
4. Waiting/Blocked: In this state, a thread is not running but still alive, or it is waiting for the
other thread to finish.
5. Dead/Terminated: A thread is in terminated or dead state when the run() method exits.
9) What is the difference between preemptive scheduling and time slicing?
Under preemptive scheduling, the highest priority task executes until it enters the waiting or dead
states or a higher priority task comes into existence. Under time slicing, a task executes for a
predefined slice of time and then reenters the pool of ready tasks. The scheduler then
determines which task should execute next, based on priority and other factors.
10) What is context switching?
In Context switching the state of the process (or thread) is stored so that it can be restored and
execution can be resumed from the same point later. Context switching enables the multiple
processes to share the same CPU.
11) Differentiate between the Thread class and Runnable interface for
creating a Thread?
The Thread can be created by using two ways.
By extending the Thread class

By implementing the Runnable interface
However, the primary differences between both the ways are given below:
By extending the Thread class, we cannot extend any other class, as Java does not allow
multiple inheritances while implementing the Runnable interface; we can also extend other
base class(if required).
By extending the Thread class, each of thread creates the unique object and associates
with it while implementing the Runnable interface; multiple threads share the same object
Thread class provides various inbuilt methods such as getPriority(), isAlive and many more
while the Runnable interface provides a single method, i.e., run().
12) What does join() method?
The join() method waits for a thread to die. In other words, it causes the currently running threads
to stop executing until the thread it joins with completes its task. Join method is overloaded in
Thread class in the following ways.
public void join()throws InterruptedException
public void join(long milliseconds)throws InterruptedException
More details.
13) Describe the purpose and working of sleep() method.
The sleep() method in java is used to block a thread for a particular time, which means it pause
the execution of a thread for a specific time. There are two methods of doing so.
Syntax:
public static void sleep(long milliseconds)throws InterruptedException
public static void sleep(long milliseconds, int nanos)throws InterruptedException
Working of sleep() method
When we call the sleep() method, it pauses the execution of the current thread for the given time
and gives priority to another thread(if available). Moreover, when the waiting time completed then
again previous thread changes its state from waiting to runnable and comes in running state, and
the whole process works so on till the execution doesn't complete.
14) What is the difference between wait() and sleep() method?
wait() sleep()
1) The wait() method is defined in Object The sleep() method is defined in Thread
class. class.
2) The wait() method releases the lock. The sleep() method doesn't release the lock.
15) Is it possible to start a thread twice?
No, we cannot restart the thread, as once a thread started and executed, it goes to the Dead
state. Therefore, if we try to start a thread twice, it will give a runtimeException
"java.lang.IllegalThreadStateException". Consider the following example.
public class Multithread1 extends Thread
{
public void run()
{
try {
System.out.println("thread is executing now........");
} catch(Exception e) {
}
}
public static void main (String[] args) {
Multithread1 m1= new Multithread1();
m1.start();
m1.start();
}
}
Output
thread is executing now........

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalThreadStateException
at java.lang.Thread.start(Thread.java:708)
at Multithread1.main(Multithread1.java:13)
More details.
16) Can we call the run() method instead of start()?
Yes, calling run() method directly is valid, but it will not work as a thread instead it will work as a
normal object. There will not be context-switching between the threads. When we call the start()
method, it internally calls the run() method, which creates a new stack for a thread while directly
calling the run() will not create a new stack.
More details.
17) What about the daemon threads?
The daemon threads are the low priority threads that provide the background support and
services to the user threads. Daemon thread gets automatically terminated by the JVM if the
program remains with the daemon thread only, and all other user threads are ended/died. There
are two methods for daemon thread available in the Thread class:
public void setDaemon(boolean status): It used to mark the thread daemon thread or a
user thread.
public boolean isDaemon(): It checks the thread is daemon or not.
More details.
18)Can we make the user thread as daemon thread if the thread is started?
No, if you do so, it will throw IllegalThreadStateException. Therefore, we can only create a
daemon thread before starting the thread.
class Testdaemon1 extends Thread{
public void run(){
System.out.println("Running thread is daemon...");
}
public static void main (String[] args) {
Testdaemon1 td= new Testdaemon1();
td.start();
setDaemon(true);// It will throw the exception: td.
}
}
Output
Running thread is daemon...
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalThreadStateException
at java.lang.Thread.setDaemon(Thread.java:1359)
at Testdaemon1.main(Testdaemon1.java:8)
More details.
19)What is shutdown hook?
The shutdown hook is a thread that is invoked implicitly before JVM shuts down. So we can use it
to perform clean up the resource or save the state when JVM shuts down normally or abruptly.
We can add shutdown hook by using the following method:
public void addShutdownHook(Thread hook){}
Runtime r=Runtime.getRuntime();
r.addShutdownHook(new MyThread());
Some important points about shutdown hooks are :

Shutdown hooks initialized but can only be started when JVM shutdown occurred.
Shutdown hooks are more reliable than the finalizer() because there are very fewer
chances that shutdown hooks not run.
The shutdown hook can be stopped by calling the halt(int) method of Runtime class.
More details.
20)When should we interrupt a thread?
We should interrupt a thread when we want to break out the sleep or wait state of a thread. We
can interrupt a thread by calling the interrupt() throwing the InterruptedException.
More details.
21) What is the synchronization?
Synchronization is the capability to control the access of multiple threads to any shared resource.
It is used:
1. To prevent thread interference.
2. To prevent consistency problem.
When the multiple threads try to do the same task, there is a possibility of an erroneous result,
hence to remove this issue, Java uses the process of synchronization which allows only one
thread to be executed at a time. Synchronization can be achieved in three ways:
Advertisement
by the synchronized method

by synchronized block
by static synchronization
Syntax for synchronized block
synchronized(object reference expression)
{
//code block
}
More details.
22) What is the purpose of the Synchronized block?
The Synchronized block can be used to perform synchronization on any specific resource of the
method. Only one thread at a time can execute on a particular resource, and all other threads
which attempt to enter the synchronized block are blocked.
Synchronized block is used to lock an object for any shared resource.
The scope of the synchronized block is limited to the block on which, it is applied. Its scope
is smaller than a method.
More details.
23)Can Java object be locked down for exclusive use by a given thread?
Yes. You can lock an object by putting it in a "synchronized" block. The locked object is
inaccessible to any thread other than the one that explicitly claimed it.
24) What is static synchronization?
If you make any static method as synchronized, the lock will be on the class not on the object. If
we use the synchronized keyword before a method so it will lock the object (one thread can
access an object at a time) but if we use static synchronized so it will lock a class (one thread can
access a class at a time). More details.
25)What is the difference between notify() and notifyAll()?
The notify() is used to unblock one waiting thread whereas notifyAll() method is used to unblock
all the threads in waiting state.
26)What is the deadlock?
Deadlock is a situation in which every thread is waiting for a resource which is held by some other
waiting thread. In this situation, Neither of the thread executes nor it gets the chance to be
executed. Instead, there exists a universal waiting state among all the threads. Deadlock is a very
complicated situation which can break our code at runtime.
More details.
27) How to detect a deadlock condition? How can it be avoided?
We can detect the deadlock condition by running the code on cmd and collecting the Thread
Dump, and if any deadlock is present in the code, then a message will appear on cmd.
Ways to avoid the deadlock condition in Java:
Avoid Nested lock: Nested lock is the common reason for deadlock as deadlock occurs
when we provide locks to various threads so we should give one lock to only one thread at
some particular time.
Avoid unnecessary locks: we must avoid the locks which are not required.
Using thread join: Thread join helps to wait for a thread until another thread doesn't finish
its execution so we can avoid deadlock by maximum use of join method.
28) What is Thread Scheduler in java?
In Java, when we create the threads, they are supervised with the help of a Thread Scheduler,
which is the part of JVM. Thread scheduler is only responsible for deciding which thread should
be executed. Thread scheduler uses two mechanisms for scheduling the threads: Preemptive and
Time Slicing.
Java thread scheduler also works for deciding the following for a thread:
It selects the priority of the thread.
It determines the waiting time for a thread
It checks the Nature of thread
29) Does each thread have its stack in multithreaded programming?
Yes, in multithreaded programming every thread maintains its own or separate stack area in
memory due to which every thread is independent of each other.
30) How is the safety of a thread achieved?
If a method or class object can be used by multiple threads at a time without any race condition,
then the class is thread-safe. Thread safety is used to make a program safe to use in
multithreaded programming. It can be achieved by the following ways:
Synchronization
Using Volatile keyword
Using a lock based mechanism

Use of atomic wrapper classes
31) What is race-condition?
A Race condition is a problem which occurs in the multithreaded programming when various
threads execute simultaneously accessing a shared resource at the same time. The proper use of
synchronization can avoid the Race condition.
32) What is the volatile keyword in java?
Volatile keyword is used in multithreaded programming to achieve the thread safety, as a change
in one volatile variable is visible to all other threads so one variable can be used by one thread at
a time.
33) What do you understand by thread pool?
Java Thread pool represents a group of worker threads, which are waiting for the task to be
allocated.
Threads in the thread pool are supervised by the service provider which pulls one thread
from the pool and assign a job to it.
After completion of the given task, thread again came to the thread pool.
The size of the thread pool depends on the total number of threads kept at reserve for
execution.
The advantages of the thread pool are :
Using a thread pool, performance can be enhanced.
Using a thread pool, better system stability can occur.
Concurrency Interview Questions
34) What are the main components of concurrency API?
Concurrency API can be developed using the class and interfaces of java.util.Concurrent
package. There are the following classes and interfaces in java.util.Concurrent package.
Executor
FarkJoinPool
ExecutorService
ScheduledExecutorService
Future
TimeUnit(Enum)
CountDownLatch
CyclicBarrier
Semaphore
ThreadFactory
BlockingQueue
DelayQueue
Locks
Phaser
35) What is the Executor interface in Concurrency API in Java?
The Executor Interface provided by the package java.util.concurrent is the simple interface used
to execute the new task. The execute() method of Executor interface is used to execute some
given command. The syntax of the execute() method is given below.
void execute(Runnable command)
Consider the following example:
import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
import java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
public class TestThread {
public static void main(final String[] arguments) throws InterruptedException {
Executor e = Executors.newCachedThreadPool();
e.execute(new Thread());
ThreadPoolExecutor pool = (ThreadPoolExecutor)e;
pool.shutdown();
}
static class Thread implements Runnable {
public void run() {
try {
Long duration = (long) (Math.random() * 5);
System.out.println("Running Thread!");
TimeUnit.SECONDS.sleep(duration);
System.out.println("Thread Completed");
} catch (InterruptedException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
}
Output
Running Thread!
Thread Completed
36) What is BlockingQueue?
The java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue is the subinterface of Queue that supports the operations

such as waiting for the space availability before inserting a new value or waiting for the queue to
become non-empty before retrieving an element from it. Consider the following example.
import java.util.Random;
import java.util.concurrent.ArrayBlockingQueue;
import java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue;
BlockingQueue<Integer> queue = new ArrayBlockingQueue<Integer>(10);
Insert i = new Insert(queue);
Retrieve r = new Retrieve(queue);
new Thread(i).start();
new Thread(r).start();
Thread.sleep(2000);
}
static class Insert implements Runnable {
private BlockingQueue<Integer> queue;
public Insert(BlockingQueue queue) {
this.queue = queue;
}
@Override
public void run() {
Random random = new Random();
try {
int result = random.nextInt(200);
Thread.sleep(1000);
queue.put(result);
System.out.println("Added: " + result);
result = random.nextInt(10);
Thread.sleep(1000);
queue.put(result);
result = random.nextInt(50);
Thread.sleep(1000);
queue.put(result);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
static class Retrieve implements Runnable {
private BlockingQueue<Integer> queue;
public Retrieve(BlockingQueue queue) {
this.queue = queue;
}
@Override
public void run() {
try {
System.out.println("Removed: " + queue.take());
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
}
Output
Added: 96
Removed: 96
Added: 8
Removed: 8
Added: 5
Removed: 5
37) How to implement producer-consumer problem by using

BlockingQueue?
The producer-consumer problem can be solved by using BlockingQueue in the following way.
import java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue;
import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.logging.Logger;
public class ProducerConsumerProblem {
public static void main(String args[]){
//Creating shared object
BlockingQueue sharedQueue = new LinkedBlockingQueue();
//Creating Producer and Consumer Thread
Thread prod = new Thread(new Producer(sharedQueue));
Thread cons = new Thread(new Consumer(sharedQueue));
//Starting producer and Consumer thread
prod.start();
cons.start();
}
}
//Producer Class in java
class Producer implements Runnable {
private final BlockingQueue sharedQueue;
public Producer(BlockingQueue sharedQueue) {
this.sharedQueue = sharedQueue;
}
@Override
public void run() {
for(int i=0; i<10; i++){
try {
System.out.println("Produced: " + i);
sharedQueue.put(i);
Logger.getLogger(Producer.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
}
}
}
}
//Consumer Class in Java
class Consumer implements Runnable{
private final BlockingQueue sharedQueue;
public Consumer (BlockingQueue sharedQueue) {
this.sharedQueue = sharedQueue;
}
@Override
public void run() {
while(true){
try {
System.out.println("Consumed: "+ sharedQueue.take());
Logger.getLogger(Consumer.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
}
}
}
}
Output
Produced: 0
Produced: 1
Produced: 2
Produced: 3
Produced: 4
Produced: 5
Produced: 6
Produced: 7
Produced: 8
Produced: 9
Consumed: 0
Consumed: 1
Consumed: 2
Consumed: 3
Consumed: 4
Consumed: 5
Consumed: 6
Consumed: 7
Consumed: 8
Consumed: 9
38) What is the difference between Java Callable interface and Runnable
interface?
The Callable interface and Runnable interface both are used by the classes which wanted to
execute with multiple threads. However, there are two main differences between the both :
A Callable <V> interface can return a result, whereas the Runnable interface cannot return
any result.
A Callable <V> interface can throw a checked exception, whereas the Runnable interface
cannot throw checked exception.
A Callable <V> interface cannot be used before the Java 5 whereas the Runnable interface
can be used.
39) What is the Atomic action in Concurrency in Java?
The Atomic action is the operation which can be performed in a single unit of a task
without any interference of the other operations.
The Atomic action cannot be stopped in between the task. Once started it fill stop after the
completion of the task only.
An increment operation such as a++ does not allow an atomic action.
All reads and writes operation for the primitive variable (except long and double) are the
atomic operation.
All reads and writes operation for the volatile variable (including long and double) are the
atomic operation.
The Atomic methods are available in java.util.Concurrent package.
40) What is lock interface in Concurrency API in Java?
The java.util.concurrent.locks.Lock interface is used as the synchronization mechanism. It works

similar to the synchronized block. There are a few differences between the lock and synchronized
block that are given below.
Lock interface provides the guarantee of sequence in which the waiting thread will be given
the access, whereas the synchronized block doesn't guarantee it.
Lock interface provides the option of timeout if the lock is not granted whereas the
synchronized block doesn't provide that.
The methods of Lock interface, i.e., Lock() and Unlock() can be called in different methods
whereas single synchronized block must be fully contained in a single method.
41) Explain the ExecutorService Interface.
The ExecutorService Interface is the subinterface of Executor interface and adds the features to
manage the lifecycle. Consider the following example.
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
ExecutorService e = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
try {
e.submit(new Thread());
System.out.println("Shutdown executor");
e.shutdown();
e.awaitTermination(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
System.err.println("tasks interrupted");
} finally {
if (!e.isTerminated()) {
System.err.println("cancel non-finished tasks");
}
e.shutdownNow();
System.out.println("shutdown finished");
}
}
static class Task implements Runnable {
public void run() {
try {
Long duration = (long) (Math.random() * 20);
System.out.println("Running Task!");
TimeUnit.SECONDS.sleep(duration);
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
}
Output
Shutdown executor
shutdown finished
42) What is the difference between Synchronous programming and

Asynchronous programming regarding a thread?
Synchronous programming: In Synchronous programming model, a thread is assigned to

complete a task and hence thread started working on it, and it is only available for other tasks
once it will end the assigned task.
Asynchronous Programming: In Asynchronous programming, one job can be completed by
multiple threads and hence it provides maximum usability of the various threads.
43) What do you understand by Callable and Future in Java?
Java Callable interface: In Java5 callable interface was provided by the package
java.util.concurrent. It is similar to the Runnable interface but it can return a result, and it can
throw an Exception. It also provides a run() method for execution of a thread. Java Callable can
return any object as it uses Generic.
Syntax:
public interface Callable<V>
Java Future interface: Java Future interface gives the result of a concurrent process. The
Callable interface returns the object of java.util.concurrent.Future.
Java Future provides following methods for implementation.
cancel(boolean mayInterruptIfRunning): It is used to cancel the execution of the
assigned task.
get(): It waits for the time if execution not completed and then retrieved the result.
isCancelled(): It returns the Boolean value as it returns true if the task was canceled
before the completion.
isDone(): It returns true if the job is completed successfully else returns false.
44. What is the difference between ScheduledExecutorService and

ExecutorService interface?
ExecutorServcie and ScheduledExecutorService both are the interfaces of java.util.Concurrent

package but scheduledExecutorService provides some additional methods to execute the
Runnable and Callable tasks with the delay or every fixed time period.
45) Define FutureTask class in Java?
Java FutureTask class provides a base implementation of the Future interface. The result can only
be obtained if the execution of one task is completed, and if the computation is not achieved then
get method will be blocked. If the execution is completed, then it cannot be re-started and can't
be canceled.
Syntax
public class FutureTask<V> extends Object implements RunnableFuture<V>
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Multithreading Interview Questions

Multithreading is a process of executing multiple threads simultaneously. Multithreading is used

4) What do you understand by inter-thread communication?

The process of communication between synchronized threads is termed as inter-thread

5) What is the purpose of wait() method in Java?

6) Why must wait() method be called from the synchronized block?

We must call the wait method otherwise it will throw java.lang.IllegalMonitorStateException

7) What are the advantages of multithreading?

Multithreading programming has the following advantages:

8) What are the states in the lifecycle of a Thread?

9) What is the difference between preemptive scheduling and time slicing?

10) What is context switching?

The Thread can be created by using two ways.

By extending the Thread class

12) What does join() method?

13) Describe the purpose and working of sleep() method.

14) What is the difference between wait() and sleep() method?

15) Is it possible to start a thread twice?

thread is executing now........

Some important points about shutdown hooks are :

21) What is the synchronization?

by the synchronized method

22) What is the purpose of the Synchronized block?

24) What is static synchronization?

25)What is the difference between notify() and notifyAll()?

26)What is the deadlock?

27) How to detect a deadlock condition? How can it be avoided?

28) What is Thread Scheduler in java?

29) Does each thread have its stack in multithreaded programming?

30) How is the safety of a thread achieved?

Using a lock based mechanism

31) What is race-condition?

32) What is the volatile keyword in java?

33) What do you understand by thread pool?

Concurrency Interview Questions

34) What are the main components of concurrency API?

35) What is the Executor interface in Concurrency API in Java?

36) What is BlockingQueue?

The java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue is the subinterface of Queue that supports the operations

37) How to implement producer-consumer problem by using

39) What is the Atomic action in Concurrency in Java?

The Atomic methods are available in java.util.Concurrent package.

40) What is lock interface in Concurrency API in Java?

The java.util.concurrent.locks.Lock interface is used as the synchronization mechanism. It works

41) Explain the ExecutorService Interface.

42) What is the difference between Synchronous programming and

Synchronous programming: In Synchronous programming model, a thread is assigned to

43) What do you understand by Callable and Future in Java?

44. What is the difference between ScheduledExecutorService and

ExecutorServcie and ScheduledExecutorService both are the interfaces of java.util.Concurrent

45) Define FutureTask class in Java?

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