21.4 - Advanced NIO: Memory-Mapped Files
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Practice Questions
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What is a memory-mapped file?
💡 Hint: Think about how applications might read large files more efficiently.
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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What does the FileChannel.open() method do?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when you want to handle file operations.
Memory-mapped files allow access in which way?
💡 Hint: Consider the direct access feature.
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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.
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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