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Which concurrency issue could arise from the following code snippet?

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java
class Counter {
    private int count = 0;
    public void increment() {
        count++;
    }
}
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Answer and explanation

Correct answer

C. Race condition

Why

The code snippet may suffer from a race condition because multiple threads are modifying shared data without proper synchronization, leading to unpredictable outcomes.

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