PCPP1 Networking And Restful Apis Practice Question
Which THREE of the following are true regarding the use of 'threading' and 'requests' in Python?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Threads share the same memory space
Multithreading is excellent for I/O-bound tasks like HTTP requests, but shared resources must be handled carefully.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Threads share the same memory space
Why this is correct
This is a fundamental property of threads.
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Requests is inherently CPU-bound
Why it's wrong here
Requests is primarily I/O-bound.
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Using a Session object in every thread is a best practice for persistence
Why this is correct
Thread-local sessions avoid contention.
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Threads bypass the GIL entirely
Why it's wrong here
Python threads are subject to the GIL.
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Threading is suitable for I/O-bound tasks like API calls
Why this is correct
Threads can wait for I/O in parallel.
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