28.7 - JVM Tuning Techniques
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Practice Questions
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What does the -Xms flag do in JVM tuning?
💡 Hint: Think about how you would define the heap size when starting an application.
Explain the purpose of garbage collection.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when an object goes out of scope.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does the -Xmx option control?
💡 Hint: Remember what happens when your application runs out of memory!
The G1 garbage collector is suitable for which type of application workload?
💡 Hint: Think about when predictable performance is critical.
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Challenge Problems
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You are running a large-scale application that experiences frequent garbage collection pauses. Propose a step-by-step tuning strategy to reduce these pauses.
💡 Hint: Start by examining logs and then adjust tuning parameters accordingly.
A web application is facing slow load times due to JIT compilation delays. What are some adjustments you could make to improve JIT performance?
💡 Hint: Think about how frequently executed methods can be prioritized.
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