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Asked: 2026-05-23T08:37:32+00:00

Here’s a question on a test that I got wrong, I’m confused by how

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Here’s a question on a test that I got wrong, I’m confused by how setPriority(Thread.MIN_Priority) and setPriority(1) differ.

Q: Assume your multithreaded program has a background thread (called batchThread) which does some lengthy processing, what would be the proper way of setting its priority to allow the rest of the system to be very responsive while batchThread is running?

a) batchThead.setPriority(1);

b) batchThead.setPriority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY);

c) batchThead.setPriority(Thread.MIN_PRIORITY);

d) batchThead.setPriority(Thread.MID_PRIORITY);

I chose C and got it wrong. Appreciate the help as always.

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  1. Editorial Team

    I believe they’re one in the same. According to the Java docs, Thread.MIN_PRIORITY is 1: http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.4.2/docs/api/constant-values.html#java.lang.Thread.MAX_PRIORITY

    Perhaps your instructor was mistaken?

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