What is the idea behind thread pools?
A)a number of threads are created at process startup and placed in a pool where they sit and wait for work
B)when a process begins, a pool of threads is chosen from the many existing and each thread is allotted equal amount of work
C)all threads in a pool distribute the task equally among themselves
D)none of the mentioned

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Thread pools involve pre-creating a number of threads at process startup and placing them in a pool, where they wait for work. This approach avoids the overhead of creating and destroying threads for each task.

What Is the Idea Behind Thread Pools