C# 7 and .NET Core: Modern Cross-Platform Development - Second Edition

Chapter 12 - Improving Performance and Scalability with Multitasking

1. By convention, what suffix should be applied to a method that returns a Task or a Task<T>?
   • Async, for example, OpenAsync for a method named Open.
2. To use the await keyword inside a method, which keyword must be applied to the method declaration?
   • The async keyword must be applied to the method declaration.
3. How do you create a child task?
   • Call the Task.Factory.StartNew method with the TaskCreationOptions.AttachToParent option to create a child task.
4. Why should you avoid the lock keyword?
   • The lock keyword does not allow you to specify a timeout; this can cause deadlocks. Use Monitor.Enter with a TimeSpan and Monitor.Exit instead.
5. When should you use the Interlocked class?
   • If you have integers ...