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From: Steve Schafer (TeamB)
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 00:00

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On Thu, 17 Dec 1998 23:50:54 +0700, "Teddy Setiawan" <t3d@bigfoot.com>
wrote:

>hi.. I 'm a newbie in java
>and i need more explanation about :
>what is the differency between thread and multi tasking?

A thread is a particular mechanism that one might use to implement
multitasking. Specifically, a thread implements pre-emptive
multitasking at the operating system level; if you have two threads of
execution running, the operating system will manage the task switches
without any effort on your part.

-Steve

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