Practice Garbage Collector (GC) - 10.1.2.3.3 | 10. JVM Internals and Performance Tuning | Advance Programming In Java
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10.1.2.3.3 - Garbage Collector (GC)

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is the primary purpose of garbage collection in Java?

💡 Hint: Think about memory efficiency.

Question 2

Easy

Name one type of Garbage Collector available in Java.

💡 Hint: Consider which one is used for single-threaded environments.

Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation

Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What does the Garbage Collector in Java do?

  • Frees memory from active objects
  • Reclaims memory from unused objects
  • Increases heap size

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when objects are no longer needed.

Question 2

True or False: The CMS collector runs concurrently with the application to minimize pause times.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about the goals of the CMS collector.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Evaluate how different types of garbage collectors can impact the performance of a large-scale enterprise application needing high throughput and low latency.

💡 Hint: Consider the GC types and identify trade-offs between latency and throughput.

Question 2

Propose a tuning strategy for an application experiencing frequent full garbage collections.

💡 Hint: Think about the settings and behaviors that lead to excessive garbage collection.

Challenge and get performance evaluation