Miscellaneous Interview Questions

For CSE and IT

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What is synchronization and why is it important?

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With respect to multithreading, synchronization is the capability to control the access of multiple threads to shared resources. Without synchronization, it is not possible for one thread to modify a shared object while another thread is in the process of using or updating that object's value

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Does garbage collection guarantee that a program will not run out of memory?

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Garbage collection does not guarantee that a program will not run out of memory. It is possible for programs to use up memory resources faster than they are garbage collected. It is also possible for programs to create objects that are not subject to garbage collection

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What value does readLine() return when it has reached the end of a file?

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The readLine() method returns null when it has reached the end of a file.

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To what value is a variable of the String type automatically initialized?

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The default value of an String type is null.

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What class is the top of the AWT event hierarchy?

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The java.awt.AWTEvent class is the highestlevel class in the AWT event-class hierarchy.

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When a thread is created and started, what is its initial state?

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A thread is in the ready state after it has been created and started.

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What is the range of the short type?

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The range of the short type is -(2^15) to 2^15 - 1.

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What is the range of the char type?

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The range of the char type is 0 to 2^16 - 1.

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What is the purpose of finalization?

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The purpose of finalization is to give an unreachable object the opportunity to perform any cleanup processing before the object is garbage collected.

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What is the difference between the Boolean & operator and the && operator?

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If an expression involving the Boolean & operator is evaluated, both operands are evaluated. Then the & operator is applied to the operand. When an expression involving the && operator is evaluated, the first operand is evaluated. If the first operand returns a value of true then the second operand is evaluated. The && operator is then applied to the first and second operands. If the first operand evaluates to false, the evaluation of the second operand is skipped.

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What is the purpose of the Runtime class?

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The purpose of the Runtime class is to provide access to the Java runtime environment

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How many times may an object's finalize() method be invoked by the garbage collector?

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An object's finalize() method may only be invoked once by the garbage collector.

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What is the argument type of a Java program's main() method?

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A program's main() method takes an argument of the String[] type.

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What must a class do to implement an interface?

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It must provide all of the methods in the interface and identify the interface in its implements clause.

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What is the difference between the Reader/Writer class hierarchy and the InputStream/OutputStream class hierarchy?

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The Reader/Writer class hierarchy is character-oriented, and the InputStream/OutputStream class hierarchy is byte-oriented.

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If a class is declared without any access modifiers, where may the class be accessed?

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A class that is declared without any access modifiers is said to have package access. This means that the class can only be accessed by other classes and interfaces that are defined within the same package.

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Name the eight primitive Java types.

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The eight primitive types are byte, char, short, int, long, float, double, and boolean.

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What is the difference between the paint() and repaint() methods?

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The paint() method supports painting via a Graphics object. The repaint() method is used to cause paint() to be invoked by the AWT painting thread.

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If a method is declared as protected, where may the method be accessed?

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A protected method may only be accessed by classes or interfaces of the same package or by subclasses of the class in which it is declared.

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What is Reference Variable?

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Reference variable provides an alternative name for previously defined variable. Data_type & reference_name = variable_name

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What are the advantages of new operator over malloc()?

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It automatically computes the size of the data object. So we dont need the sizeof operator. It automatically returns the correct pointer type. So we dont need to use type casting It is possible to initialize the object while creating the memory space. Like any other operator new can be overloaded

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What is endl and setw?

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endl: it is a manipulator, when used in the output statement, causes a linefeed to be inserted. setw: it is also a manipulator to make the output right justified.

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What is inline function?

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When we call a function then control jumps to the function and come back to the calling function after execution. It take lots of time. In c++, using inline function if we call an inline function the compiler replaces the function call with the corresponding function code but control not jump to function.

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What happens if we add the static keyword before a method?

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A static method can have access to only other static members. A static member function can be called using the class name.

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What are the characteristics of a constructor?

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The name of the constructor must be same as the class name The constructor is declared with no return type not even void Constructor may not be static It cant be inherited

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What is the difference between class and structure?

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Structure: Initially (in C) a structure was used to bundle different type of data types together to perform a particular functionality. But C++ extended the structure to contain functions also. The major difference is that all declarations inside a structure are by default public. Class: Class is a successor of Structure. By default all the members inside the class are private.

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What is friend function?

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As the name suggests, the function acts as a friend to a class. As a friend of a class, it can access its private and protected members. A friend function is not a member of the class. But it must be listed in the class definition. A non membered function which declared in class defination through which we can access the private and protected data members of a class is called a friend function.

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What is virtual base class?

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When we declare a class as virtual, then only one copy of that class can be inherited, regardless of how many objects are sharing the base class.

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What is virtual function?

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What is seekg(), seekp(), tellg(), and tellp()?

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seekg(): moves the file pointer (input) to a specified location seekp(): moves the file pointer (output) to a specified location tellg(): gives the current position of the get pointer tellp(): gives the current position of the put pointer.

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How many operator do we have in C?

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Arithmetic Relational Logical Increment and decrement Assignment Conditional Bitwise

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What are the string handling functions present in C?

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strlen() strcpy() strcat() strcmp()