CSE681 - Software Modeling and Analysis

Lecture #5 - Processes and Threads

Revised: 19 June 2005
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This lecture is an introduction to processes and threads from both the Win32 and the .Net perspectives. Today we talk about creating processes, creating and using threads, thread safety, and we give a lot of code examples.
  1. The Syllabus describes topics to be covered, reading material for you to digest before coming to class, and due dates for the assigned projects.
  2. Best Project #1s this Summer
  3. Project #3 - Due 27 June 2005
  4. Project #4 - Due 25 July 2005
  5. Process diagram
  6. Win32 Process Creation
  7. .Net Process Creation
  8. Why threads? demo
  9. Win32 Threads Presentation
  10. Queued Messages
  11. Thread Problems
  12. Synchronization
  13. .Net Threads Presentation
  14. .Net FormInvoke Demo
  15. .Net Worker Thread
  16. Lecture #5 folder contains a page of links to presentations and code discussed in this class. The Lecture folders will occasionally hold physical files of interest as well. Usually, however, all the materials of interest to the class are in the presentations and code folders. The contents of these folders will grow as you progress through the course.