Concurrency basics · interview question
What does the atomicity of AtomicInteger ensure?
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Answer and explanation
Correct answer
B. Operations are indivisible and visible to all threads
Why
Atomicity ensures that operations on an AtomicInteger are indivisible and changes are immediately visible to all threads, preventing race conditions without using locks.
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