Question

Which method is used to pause the execution of a thread for a specific period?

• A. wait()
• B. stop()
• C. sleep()
• D. pause()

Hint:

Look for the timed pause method. Thread.sleep(ms) suspends a thread for a given duration.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: The task is to halt a thread for a fixed amount of time, then let it continue on its own.

Step 2: Thread.sleep(milliseconds) does exactly this. It suspends the current thread for the given duration.

Step 3: wait() releases a lock and waits for notify, stop() is a deprecated kill method, and pause() is not a standard Thread method.

Step 4: The correct choice is sleep(). Answer is (C).