dpursifull
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Can someone explain what a thread is and what it does?
Thanks,
Dena
Thanks,
Dena
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A thread is a "lightweight process". In operating systems like NT/2K/XP, a thread is the unit of CPU time scheduling, which means that as a CPU becomes available for other work, it doesn't look for a process to go run, but rather looks for a thread to go run.
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