What does multi threaded applications mean?

What is a multi-threaded application?

A multi-threaded application is an application whose architecture takes advantage of the multi-threading provided by the operating system. Usually, these applications assign specific jobs to individual threads within the process and the threads communicate, through various means, to synchronize their actions.

What are multi-threaded applications examples?

Multithreaded applications are the ones which uses concept of Concurrency i.e. they are capable of processing more than one tasks in parallel. A simple example could be a word-document in which , spell-check, response to keyboard, formatting etc happens at the same time or Concurrently.

How can you tell if an application is multi-threaded?

The Windows "Task Manager" only shows processes. (Otherwise you would see a lot of duplicates for everything, since almost all Windows apps are multi-threaded, including Chrome.) To see threads of a process, use Process Explorer or Process Hacker; both of them have a "Threads" tab in the process properties dialog.

What is multi-threaded system?

In computer architecture, multithreading is the ability of a central processing unit (CPU) (or a single core in a multi-core processor) to provide multiple threads of execution concurrently, supported by the operating system. This approach differs from multiprocessing.