Describe network protocols : Scalability of Network Programs

The video tutorial discusses the importance of scalability in network programming, highlighting how large companies like Google and Facebook manage massive loads. It explains the inefficiencies of single-threaded servers and introduces the use of multiple processes and threads to improve scalability. The tutorial covers the challenges of thread synchronization and context switching, and introduces lightweight threads or fibers as a more efficient alternative. It concludes with a focus on Java's multithreading capabilities and the use of thread pools to manage resources effectively.

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