Understanding Thread Life Cycle: Which State is Missing?

The correct answer is E. End state. Threads don't have a specific 'end' state in the traditional sense. Instead, they are considered terminated when they complete their assigned task or are explicitly stopped by the program.

Here's a breakdown of the standard thread lifecycle states:

• New state: A thread is created but not yet started.
• Runnable state: The thread is ready to be executed.
• Running state: The thread is currently being executed by the CPU.
• Blocked state: The thread is temporarily paused, waiting for a resource or event to become available (e.g., waiting for I/O, waiting for a lock).
• Terminated state: The thread has completed its execution or has been terminated.