5.6.2 - Garbage Collection
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Practice Questions
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What does garbage collection do in Java?
💡 Hint: Think about the purpose of memory management.
What is a memory leak?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens if an application keeps using memory indefinitely.
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What happens to an object when it is no longer referenced?
💡 Hint: Think about memory management principles.
True or False: Garbage collection in Java helps prevent memory leaks.
💡 Hint: Consider what garbage collection is designed to do.
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You are given a program that stores user data in an object but fails to release those objects after use. Analyze the code and determine what potential memory issues could arise.
💡 Hint: Check for instances where references aren't set to null or removed.
Discuss how garbage collection would differ in a program with short-lived objects versus one with long-lived objects and what performance implications this might have.
💡 Hint: Consider the lifecycle of objects in each scenario.
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