9.6.2 - Old (Tenured) Generation
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Practice Questions
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What does the Old Generation in Java memory management store?
💡 Hint: Think about objects that survive multiple collections.
Describe what a Major GC is.
💡 Hint: Consider how often it occurs compared to minor collections.
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What type of objects does the Old Generation store?
💡 Hint: Consider objects that do not frequently change.
True or False: Major Garbage Collection occurs more frequently than minor garbage collections.
💡 Hint: Think about the definitions of major versus minor collections.
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Consider a Java application that frequently experiences performance issues during peak hours. Analyze how the management of the Old Generation could be contributing to this problem and suggest a set of actions the development team could take to resolve it.
💡 Hint: Consider how the lifecycle of objects might be implemented in such an application.
Your team is tasked with building a real-time application where performance is critical. Discuss how you would handle memory management with respect to the Old Generation, considering the trade-offs between performance and memory efficiency.
💡 Hint: Think about specific programming practices that support fast object lifecycle management.
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