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Unrelated Threads
Related But Unsynchronized Threads

Programs that use threads can often be divided into the following levels of difficulty:

1. Threads that are unrelated to each other (Easiest)
2. Threads that are related to each other, but do not need to be synchronized
3. Threads that are related to each other, and need to be synchronized
4. Communicating, synchronized threads (Hardest)

Here, we'll discuss only the first two (simplest) types. The last two (harder) types we'll discuss later.