What is the difference between task and thread?

Question

In C# 4.0, we have Task in the System.Threading.Tasks namespace. What is the true difference between Thread and Task. I did s

Answer 1

In addition to above points, it would be good to know that:

1. A task is by default a background task. You cannot have a foreground task. On the other hand a thread can be background or foreground (Use IsBackground property to change the behavior).
2. Tasks created in thread pool recycle the threads which helps save resources. So in most cases tasks should be your default choice.
3. If the operations are quick, it is much better to use a task instead of thread. For long running operations, tasks do not provide much advantages over threads.