//dispatch_async
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0), ^{
    NSURL * url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://avatar.csdn.net/2/C/D/1_totogo2010.jpg"];
    NSData * data = [[NSData alloc]initWithContentsOfURL:url];
    UIImage *image = [[UIImage alloc]initWithData:data];
    if (data != nil) {
        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
            self.imageView.image = image;
            });
    }
});

//dispatch_group_async
dispatch_queue_t queue = dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0);
dispatch_group_t group = dispatch_group_create();
dispatch_group_async(group, queue, ^{
    [NSThread sleepForTimeInterval:1];
    NSLog(@"group1");
});
dispatch_group_async(group, queue, ^{
    [NSThread sleepForTimeInterval:2];
    NSLog(@"group2");
});
dispatch_group_async(group, queue, ^{
    [NSThread sleepForTimeInterval:3];
    NSLog(@"group3");
});
dispatch_group_notify(group, dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
    NSLog(@"updateUi");
});
dispatch_release(group);

//dispatch_barrier_async
dispatch_queue_t queue = dispatch_queue_create("gcdtest.rongfzh.yc", DISPATCH_QUEUE_CONCURRENT);
dispatch_async(queue, ^{
    [NSThread sleepForTimeInterval:2];
    NSLog(@"dispatch_async1");
});
dispatch_async(queue, ^{
    [NSThread sleepForTimeInterval:4];
    NSLog(@"dispatch_async2");
});
dispatch_barrier_async(queue, ^{
    NSLog(@"dispatch_barrier_async");
    [NSThread sleepForTimeInterval:4];

});
dispatch_async(queue, ^{
    [NSThread sleepForTimeInterval:1];
    NSLog(@"dispatch_async3");
});

//dispatch_apply
dispatch_apply(5, globalQ, ^(size_t index) {
    // code in here will be excuted five times
});