9.6 - JVM Heap Structure
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Practice Questions
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What is the role of the Young Generation in JVM?
💡 Hint: Think about where new objects are created.
What does the Old Generation store?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens to objects that survive garbage collection.
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What is stored in the Young Generation of the JVM?
💡 Hint: Think about where objects start their lifecycle.
True or False: The Old Generation undergoes more frequent garbage collection than the Young Generation.
💡 Hint: Think about the frequency of collections.
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Discuss the potential impact of garbage collection on application performance when the Old Generation is not managed properly.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when the application holds onto old data.
How might an application design adaption affect memory usage given the JVM's generational garbage collection model?
💡 Hint: Think about how objects are used within the application lifecycle.
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