What are they?

I am asked to identify the following java programs, whether they are inherently concurrent, potentially concurrent or not concurrent. I need some help on identifying


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I have really bad problem defining concurrency in java. Thanks for helping.

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generally speaking, concurrency is the use of threads or processes to allow parallel programming, that is, have multiple commands running at the same time. if you have threads A & B running concurrently (at the same time), then parts of A may execute, then parts of B, then A may finish, then B may finish.

Answer for problem b

Code:

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                BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
               
                System.out.println("Enter the integer: ");
               
                String sNumber = null;
                int number = 0;
                try {
                        sNumber = in.readLine();
                        if (sNumber != null) {
                                number = Integer.parseInt(sNumber);
                        }
                       
                } catch (IOException e) {
                        e.printStackTrace();
                } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
                        e.printStackTrace();
                }
               
                System.out.println("The factors of " + sNumber + " are: ");
               
                while (number > 1) {
                        number /= 2;
                        System.out.println(number);
                }

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using problem B solution as your guide you can solve problem A!! so good luck

But the 2 java programs don't look like they are concurrent. correct me if i'm wrong.thanks.

fine here's the code i will spoon feed you for now hahahaha but try to understand the solution i suggest reading java head first if your are really new to java (well actually im also new to java :p )

Code:

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BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));

                String tempNumber = null;
                int number1 = 0;
                int number2 = 0;

                try {
                        System.out.println("Enter the first integer: ");
                        tempNumber = in.readLine();
                        if (tempNumber != null) {
                                number1 = Integer.parseInt(tempNumber);
                        }

                        System.out.println("Enter the second integer: ");
                        tempNumber = in.readLine();
                        if (tempNumber != null) {
                                number2 = Integer.parseInt(tempNumber);
                        }

                } catch (IOException e) {
                        e.printStackTrace();
                } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
                        e.printStackTrace();
                }

                int result = 1;
                int divisor = 0;

                if (number1 > number2) {
                        divisor = number1;
                } else {
                        divisor = number2;
                }
               

                while (result != 0) {
                        result = (number1 % divisor) + (number2 % divisor);
                        divisor -= 1;
                }

                System.out.println("The Greatest common divsor of " + number1 + " and "
                                + number2 + " is " + (divisor + 1));

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Quote:

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Originally Posted by azzaiel

using problem B solution as your guide you can solve problem A!! so good luck

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Azzaiel, thanks. erm. but I the question wants me to identify if each of the program is inherently concurrent, potentially concurrent or not concurrent. I personally feel that A is not concurrent as well as B. at least they dun look concurrent to me.

Besides that, for program B, I wrote the code:

import java.util.Scanner;

class factors {

public static void main (String[] args) {

Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
int number, halfx = 1;

System.out.print ("Enter the integer: ");
System.out.flush ();
number = scan.nextInt();

while (halfx <= (number/2)) {
if (number%halfx == 0)
System.out.println ("the factors of " + number + " are ");
\\????
halfx = halfx + 1;
}
}
}



I am stuck at the \\????. Please advise.

many loops can be run with parallel threads. here's a basic example for a search that runs through an unsorted list that can be split up into multiple threads:

Code:

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private int[] arr;

int search(int value) {
  for(int i=0; i<arr.length; i++) }
      if(arr[i] == value) {
        return i;
      }
  }
  return -1;
}

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this can be run concurrently with the loop split into threads a and b as follows (with necessary code changes depending on requirements):

thread a

Code:

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for(int i=0; i<arr.length/2; i++) {
  if(arr[i] == value) {
      return i;
  }
}

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thread b

Code:

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for(int i=arr.length/2; i<arr.length; i++) {
  if(arr[i] == value) {
      return i;
  }
}

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I am still trying to figure out how to complete that program. This is my code,

import java.util.Scanner;

class factors
{

public static void main (String[] args)
{

Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
int integer, halfx = 1;

System.out.print ("Enter the integer: ");
System.out.flush ();
integer = scan.nextInt();

System.out.print ("The factors of " + integer + " are:" );

while (halfx <= (integer/2))
{
if (integer%halfx == 0)

System.out.println ( halfx);
halfx = 1 + halfx;
}

}
}


But it didn't work the way I want it. This is what I got,

Enter the integer: 128
The factors of 128 are:1
2
4
8
16
32
64


instead of,

Enter the integer: 128
The factors of 128 are:
64
32
16
8
4
2
1

Any idea?

Code:

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while (halfx <= (integer/2))
{
if (integer%halfx == 0)

System.out.println ( halfx);
halfx = 1 + halfx;
}

}

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Replace that with this:

Code:

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integer /= 2;
                while (integer >= 1)
                {
                        System.out.println(integer);
                        integer /= 2;
                }

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Thanks... can you explain please? I am just beginning to learn java from reading and practising. And also, for the System.out.print, why is it appeared to be

Enter the integer: 128
The factors of 128 are:64 (notice "are:64")
32
16
8
4
2
1

How to make the output to be in a new line?

Code:

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int integer, halfx = 1;

while (halfx <= (integer/2))
                {
                if (integer%halfx == 0)

                System.out.println ( halfx);
                halfx = 1 + halfx;
                }

                }

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first of all your loop is wrong
the condion is while (halfx < = 65) (w/ will loop 65 times)
and please use proper if statmes w/ curry braces

if (condition) {
process
}

you are printing halfx w/ will go from 1 to 64

what do you mean new line?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by azzaiel

what do you mean new line?

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I mean the output is shown

The factors of 128 are:64
32
16
8
4
2
1

and I want it to be

The factors of 128 are:
64
32
16
8
4
2
1

Notice the 64 starts from a new line?

System.out.print <-- continues

System.out.println <-- wil create new line

Thanks azzaiel...

azzaiel, there is one more question on concurrency, should I start a new thread or can I continue in this thread?