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    In Collection framework, why is external synchronization faster than internal one(Vector, HashTable etc)? Even though they both use same mechanism?


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    Default Re: Synchronized Collection

    Never heard this as you describe it, so I'm curious where you read or heard this.

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    it was oneof the interview qns

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