Multiple choice

Why are threads called light weight processes?

  1. They have a single thread of control.

  2. They do not share resources.

  3. They share the address space and uses fewer resources and are more efficient.

  4. They incur extra overhead in executing the process.

  5. Their efficiency is low.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

This option is correct as if a thread share resources with other threads belonging to the same process it can do more task at one time.

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