What is difference between sleep() method and yield() method of multi threading?

Question

As currently executing thread while it encounters the call sleep() then thread moves immediately into sleeping stat. Whereas for yield() thread moves into runnable

Answer 1

Sleep() causes the currently executing thread to sleep (temporarily cease execution).

Yield() causes the currently executing thread object to temporarily pause and allow other threads to execute.

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