CSC364 Lecture 06

Introduction to Networked, Distributed, and Parallel Computing
Threads
(202601)

Transcript

1. Dr. Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez javiergs@calpoly.edu www.javiergs.info o ffi ce: 14 -227 CSC 364 Introduction to Networked, Distributed, and Parallel Computing Lecture 06. Threads 1
2. 2 De f initions
3. 3 De f inition Process • Own memory sp a ce • Isol a ted from others Thre a d • Lives inside a process • Sh a res memory with other thre a ds • Lightweight a nd f a st to cre a te J a v a progr a ms => one process, often m a ny thre a ds
4. 4 Why Threads? - To keep progr a ms responsive - To h a ndle multiple clients (servers!) - To a void blocking everything while w a iting Ex a mples: - Web server h a ndling m a ny browsers - GUI th a t st a ys responsive while doing work - G a me loop + input + rendering
5. Threads Blackboard Example
6. Blackboard 6
8. Implementation :: Classroom 8
9. Implementation :: Professor 9
10. Implementation :: Student 10
11. 11 Implementation :: Blackboard
12. Threads Observer Example + GUI
16. Timers Pacman Example
17. Example 17
21. … show power pills
22. … show power pills
23. … show the pacman
24. … move a ghost
25. Reference 25 Reading https://medium.com/javarevisited/design-patterns-101-hello-singleton-2d3f227c7729
26. Reference 26 Reading https://medium.com/swlh/software-design-patterns-why-what-and-an-example-8d4c0934a6ca
27. Questions 27
28. Lab 06. Threads
29. Challenge 29
30. CSC 364 Introduction to Introduction to Networked, Distributed, and Parallel Computing Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez, Ph.D. javiergs@calpoly.edu Winter 2026 Copyright. These slides can only be used as study material for the class CSC 364 at Cal Poly. They cannot be distributed or used for another purpose. 30