Practice Advanced NIO: Memory-Mapped Files - 21.4 | 21. Java I/O and NIO | Advanced Programming
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Question 1

Easy

What is a memory-mapped file?

💡 Hint: Think about how applications might read large files more efficiently.

Question 2

Easy

What class do you use to access memory-mapped files in Java NIO?

💡 Hint: Remember the channel that allows for file operations.

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Question 1

What does the FileChannel.open() method do?

  • It opens a channel for reading and writing to files
  • It closes a file channel
  • It maps a file to memory

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when you want to handle file operations.

Question 2

Memory-mapped files allow access in which way?

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider the direct access feature.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

You need to read a large log file efficiently without using traditional I/O methods. How could you implement this using a memory-mapped file? Include code snippets.

💡 Hint: Think about how you access data once it's in the buffer.

Question 2

Design a program that modifies a large file using memory-mapped files. What considerations should you keep in mind regarding performance and data consistency?

💡 Hint: How can different threads access the same memory safely?

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