9.3.1 - What is Garbage Collection?
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What is Garbage Collection?
💡 Hint: Think about memory management in programming.
What are the two main phases of Garbage Collection?
💡 Hint: Consider the first phase as identifying and the second as removing.
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What is the main purpose of Garbage Collection?
💡 Hint: Think of memory as resources that need to be managed efficiently.
True or False: The mark phase of Garbage Collection removes unreachable objects.
💡 Hint: Remember the sequence of phases.
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Consider a scenario where an application has several listeners that are never removed after their purpose is fulfilled. Identify the potential memory issue and provide strategies to mitigate it.
💡 Hint: Think about lifecycle management of listeners.
You have developed a Java application that keeps throwing OutOfMemoryError despite active Garbage Collection. What steps can you take to diagnose and resolve this issue?
💡 Hint: Investigate how references are managed throughout the application's lifecycle.
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