CSE 132 (Spring 2015)
Quiz 2: Practice Problems

Creating Threads

• What is the difference between .start() and .run()?

Mutual exclusion and deadlock

• What does synchronized do when declared on a method?
• What is the difference between synchronized on a method and synchronized(o) { ... }?
• When should you use mutual exclusion?
• What causes deadlock?

Havender's Algorithm

How can you avoid deadlock if you must hold multiple locks at the same time?