9.3 - Understanding Garbage Collection (GC)
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Practice Questions
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What is garbage collection?
💡 Hint: Think of it as a cleanup process.
Name one benefit of garbage collection.
💡 Hint: It relates to memory management.
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What is the primary purpose of garbage collection in Java?
💡 Hint: Think about how Java simplifies memory management.
True or False: Garbage collection can completely eliminate memory leaks.
💡 Hint: Consider how references are handled in programming.
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Design a simple program in Java that creates multiple objects and then simulates a memory leak. Discuss how garbage collection might address this issue.
💡 Hint: Consider using an ArrayList to hold references.
Evaluate the impact of garbage collection on application performance in a real-time system. Discuss scenarios where GC may introduce latency.
💡 Hint: Think about applications like video games or trading software.
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