Core Concurrency and Threading

Distinguish between threads and processes in terms of resource sharing and scheduling.

Describe the lifecycle and states of a thread.

Compare user-level threads vs. kernel-level threads and their trade-offs.

Implement a basic multi-threaded program using POSIX threads (e.g., parallel array summation).

Identify race conditions in concurrent programs through code analysis.

Describe thread-safe design patterns such as thread-local storage and immutable data.