Interview Question

Created by admin on Sat, 17/11/2012 - 15:45
Question: 

What is synchronization and why is it important ?

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Answer: 
With respect to multithreading, synchronization is the capability to control the access of multiple threads to shared resources. Without synchronization, it is possible for one thread to modify a shared object while another thread is in the process of using or updating that object's value. This often leads to significant errors.