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What will happen if two thread of the same priority are called to be processed simultaneously?

(a) Anyone will be executed first lexographically

(b) Both of them will be executed simultaneously

(c) None of them will be executed

(d) It is dependent on the operating system

I have been asked this question in exam.

This interesting question is from Multithreading Basics in section Multithreading of Java

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The correct answer is (d) It is dependent on the operating system

The explanation: In cases where two or more thread with same priority are competing for CPU cycles, different operating system handle this situation differently. Some execute them in time sliced manner some depending on the thread they call.

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