Concurrency basics · interview question
Which concurrency level of ConcurrentHashMap is the default in Java?
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Answer and explanation
Correct answer
D. 16
Why
The default concurrency level of ConcurrentHashMap is 16, which means it creates 16 segments to allow multiple threads to perform operations concurrently.
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