Sunday 18 September 2011

Threading

(1)What is Multi-tasking ?
It’s a feature of modern operating systems with which we can run multiple programs a
same time example Word, Excel etc.

(2)What is Multi-threading ?
Multi-threading forms subset of Multi-tasking. Instead of having to switch between
programs this feature switches between different parts of the same program. Examp
you are writing in word and at the same time word is doing a spell check in backgroun

(3)What is a Thread ?
A thread is the basic unit to which the operating system allocates processor time.
(4)Did VB6 support multi-threading ?
While VB6 supports multiple single-threaded apartments, it does not support a fre
threading model, which allows multiple threads to run against the same set of data.

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