Practice Common JVM Pitfalls - 28.9 | 28. JVM Internals and Performance Tuning | Advanced Programming
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Common JVM Pitfalls

28.9 - Common JVM Pitfalls

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a memory leak?

💡 Hint: Think about garbage collection.

Question 2 Easy

What does OutOfMemoryError indicate?

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when all heap space is used.

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Question 1

What causes a memory leak in JVM?

Retaining object references
Using too many threads
Overloading methods

💡 Hint: Think about what prevents cleanup.

Question 2

OutOfMemoryError can occur when which of the following is true?

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider memory limitations.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Identify and discuss a real-world scenario where a memory leak could severely affect an application’s performance.

💡 Hint: Think about user session management.

Challenge 2 Hard

How might you design a recursive function to prevent StackOverflowError while still achieving the desired outcome?

💡 Hint: Consider the base cases.

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