Threads vs. Async

Question

I have been reading up on the threaded model of programming versus the asynchronous model from this really good article. http://krondo.com/blog/?p=1209

However, the

Answer 1

There are two ways to create threads:

synchronous threading - the parent creates one (or more) child threads and then must wait for each child to terminate. Synchronous threading is often referred to as the fork-join model.

asynchronous threading - the parent and child run concurrently/independently of one another. Multithreaded servers typically follow this model.

resource - http://www.amazon.com/Operating-System-Concepts-Abraham-Silberschatz/dp/0470128720