What is "thread", "multi-threading", "cores", and "processes", and "queues"?

Question

How do these relate?

Please use all of these words in one paragraph. I'm a beginner.

Answer 1

To understand threads, cores, processes and queues better, you could start by reading the Multithreading entry in Wikipedia.

I think I managed to have all those words in one paragraph haven't I? ;-)

Answer 2

• A process, is an executing program - usually associated to Windows.
• A thread is the basic unit to which the operating system allocates processor time; atleast one or more threads run in the context of the process.
• Multi threading, a process having multiple threads. For instance, one that fetches data and moves into a queue, another thread that checks the queue for a possible job and then processes that job(see producer consumer).
• Core is a subjective term; in case of software its may be associated to processor, base library, actual interface that interacts with hardware, etc. The Core, that a software is built upon.
• Queue is a type of data structure work upon FIFO(first in first out) principle.