SCJP Questions 211-224

Question 211
Given:
11. class Snoochy {
12. Boochybooch;
13. public Snoochy() { booch = new Boochy(this); }
14. }
15.
16. class Boochy {
17. Snoochy snooch;
18. public Boochy(Snoochy s) { snooch = s; }
19. }
And the statements:
21. public static void main(String[] args) {
22. Snoochy snoog = new Snoochy();
23. snoog = null;
24. // more code here
25. }
Which statement is true about the objects referenced by snoog,
snooch, and booch immediately after line 23 executes?
A. None of these objects are eligible for garbage collection.
B. Only the object referenced by booch is eligible for garbage
collection.
C. Only the object referenced by snoog is eligible for garbage
collection.
D. Only the object referenced by snooch is eligible for garbage
collection.
E. The objects referenced by snooch and booch are eligible for garbage
collection.
Answer: E

Question 212
Given:
1. public class GC {
2. private Object o;
3. private void doSomethingElse(Object obj) { o = obj; }
4. public void doSomething() {
5. Object o = new Object();
6. doSomethingElse(o);
7. o = new Object();
8. doSomethingElse(null);
9.o=null;
10. }
11. }
When the doSomething method is called, after which line does the
Object created in line 5 become available for garbage collection?
A. Line 5
B. Line 6
C. Line 7
D. Line 8
E. Line 9
F. Line 10
Answer: D

Question 213
Which two are true? (Choose two.)
A. A finalizer may NOT be invoked explicitly.
B. The finalize method declared in class Object takes no action.
C. super.finalize() is called implicitly by any overriding finalize method.
D. The finalize method for a given object will be called no more than
once by the garbage collector.
E. The order in which finalize will be called on two objects is based on
the order in which the two objects became finalizable.
Answer: BD

Question 214
A class games.cards.Poker is correctly defined in the jar file Poker.jar.
A user wants to execute the main method of Poker on a UNIX system
using the command:
java games.cards.Poker
What allows the user to do this?
A. put Poker.jar in directory /stuff/java, and set the CLASSPATH to
include /stuff/java
B. put Poker.jar in directory /stuff/java, and set the CLASSPATH to
include /stuff/java/*.jar
C. Put Poker.jar in directory /stuff/java, and set the CLASSPATH to
include /stuff/java/Poker.jar
D. put Poker.jar in directory /stuff/java/games/cards, and set the
CLASSPATH to include /stuff/java
E. put Poker.jar in directory /stuff/java/games/cards, and set the
CLASSPATH to include /stuffijava/*.jar
F. put Poker.jar in directory /stuff/java/games/cards, and set the
CLASSPATH to include /stuff/java/Poker.jar
Answer: C

Question 215
Click the Exhibit button.
Given the fully-qualified class names:
com.foo.bar.Dog
com.foo.bar.blatz.Book
com.bar.Car
com.bar.blatz.Sun
Which graph represents the correct directory structure for a JAR file
from which those classes can be used by the compiler and JYM?
A. Jar A
B. Jar B
C. Jar C
D. Jar D
E. Jar E
Answer: A

Question 216
A developer is creating a class Book that needs to access class Paper.
The Paper class is deployed in a JAR named myLib.jar. Which three,
taken independently, will allow the developer to use the Paper class
while compiling the Book class? (Choose three.)
A. The JAR file is located at $JAVA_HOME/jre/classes/myLib.jar.
B. The JAR file is located at $JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/ext/myLib.jar.
C. The JAR file is located at /foo/myLib.jar and a classpath
environment variable is set that includes /foo/myLib.jar/Paper.class.
D. The JAR file is located at /foo/myLib.jar and a classpath
environment variable is set that includes /foo/myLib.jar.
E. The JAR file is located at /foo/myLib.jar and the Book class is
compiled using javac -cp /foo/myLib.jar/Paper Book.java.
F. The JAR file is located at /foo/myLib.jar and the Book class is
compiled using javac -d /foo/myLib.jar Book.java.
G. The JAR file is located at /foo/myLib.jar and the Book class is
compiled using javac -classpath /foo/myLib.jar Book.java.
Answer: BDG

Question 217
Given:
1. package com.company.application;
2.
3. public class MainClass {
4. public static void main(String[] args) { }
5. }
And MainClass exists in the /apps/com/company/application directory.
Assume the CLASSPATH environment variable is set to “.“ (current
directory). Which two java commands entered at the command line
will run MainClass? (Choose two.)
A. java MainClass if run from the /apps directory
B. java com.company.application.MainClass if run from the /apps
directory
C. java -classpath /apps com.company.application.MainClass if run
from any directory
D. java -classpath . MainClass if run from the
/apps/com/company/application directory
E. java -classpath /apps/com/company/application:. MainClass if run
from the /apps directory
F. java com.company.application.MainClass if run from the
/apps/com/company/application directory
Answer: BC

Question 218
A UNIX user named Bob wants to replace his chess program with a
new one, but he is hot sure where the old one is installed. Bob is
currently able to run a Java chess program starting from his home
directory /home/bob using the command:
java -classpath /test:/home/bob/downloads/* .jar games.Chess
Bob’s CLASSPATH is set (at login time) to:
/usr/lib:/home/bob/classes:/opt/java/lib:/opt/java/lib/* .jar
What is a possible location for the Chess.class file?
A. /test/Chess.class
B. /home/bob/Chess.class
C. /test/games/Chess.class
D. /usr/lib/games/Chess.class
E. /home/bob/games/Chess.class
F. inside jarfile /opt/java/lib/Games.jar (with a correct manifest)
G. inside jarfile /home/bob/downloads/Games.jar (with a correct
manifest)
Answer: C

Question 219
Given:
11. public static void test(String str) {
12. if(str == null | str.lellgth() == 0) {
13. System.out.println(”String is empty”);
14. } else {
15. System.out.println(”String is not empty”);
16. }
17. }
And the invocation:
31. test(llull);
What is the result?
A. Au exception is thrown at runtime.
B. “String is empty” is printed to output.
C. Compilation fails because of au error in line 12.
D. “String is not empty” is printed to output.
Answer: A

Question 220
Given:
11. public static void test(String str) {
12. int check = 4;
13. if (check = str.length()) {
14. System.out.print(str.charAt(check -= 1) +“, “);
15. } else {
16. System.out.print(str.charAt(0) + “, “);
17. }
18. }
and the invocation:
21. test(”four”);
22. test(”tee”);
23. test(”to”);
What is the result?
A. r, t, t,
B. r, e, o,
C. Compilation fails.
D. An exception is thrown at runtime.
Answer: C

Question 221
Given:
10. public class MyClass {
11.
12. public Integer startingI;
13. public void methodA() {
14. Integer i = new Integer(25);
15. startingI = i;
16. methodB(i);
17. }
18. private void methodB(Integer i2) {
19. i2 = i2.intValue();
20.
21. }
22. }
If methodA is invoked, which two are true at line 20? (Choose two.)
A. i2 == startingI returns true.
B. i2 == startingI returns false.
C. i2.equals(startingI) returns true.
D. i2.equals(startingI) returns false.
Answer: BC

Question 222
222. Given:
11. class Cup { }
12. class PoisonCup extends Cup { }
21. public void takeCup(Cup c) {
22. if(c instanceof PoisonCup) {
23. System.out.println(”Inconceivable!”);
24. } else if(c instanceof Cup) {
25. System.out.println(”Dizzying intellect!”);
26. } else {
27. System.exit(0);
28. }
29. }
And the execution of the statements:
Cup cup = new PoisonCup();
takeCup(cup);
What is the output?
A. Inconceivable!
B. Dizzying intellect!
C. The code runs with no output.
D. An exception is thrown at runtime.
E. Compilation fails because of an error in line 22.
Answer: A

Question 223
Given:
11. String[] elements = { “for”, “tea”, “too” };
12. String first = (elements.length > 0)? elements[0] null;
What is the result?
A. Compilation fails.
B. An exception is thrown at runtime.
C. The variable first is set to null.
D. The variable first is set to elements[0].
Answer: D

Question 224
Given:
42. public class ClassA {
43. public int getValue() {
44.int value=0;
45. boolean setting = true;
46. String title=”Hello”;
47. if (value || (setting && title == “Hello”)) { return 1; }
48. if (value == 1 & title.equals(”Hello”)) { return 2; }
49. }
50. }
And:
70. ClassA a = new ClassA();
71. a.getValue();
What is the result?
A. 1
B. 2
C. Compilation fails.
D. The code runs with no output.
E. An exception is thrown at runtime.
Answer: C