What is a difference between the == operator and .equals() method in Java?

How does the JVM handle garbage collection, and what are the different types of
garbage collectors available in Java?
What is the difference between checked and unchecked exceptions in Java, and
when would you use one over the other?
How does the synchronized keyword work in Java, and what are some alternatives to
using it?
What is a lambda expression in Java, and how does it differ from an anonymous inner
class?
What is the difference between transient and volatile variables in Java, and when
would you use one over the other?
What is the purpose of the finalize() method in Java, and when is it called?
How does polymorphism work in Java, and what are some real-world examples of
how it can be used?
What is the purpose of the static keyword in Java, and when would you use it?
What is the difference between an interface and an abstract class in Java, and when
would you use one over the other?
What is the difference between public, protected, private, and default access
modifiers in Java?
What is the difference between abstract and final classes in Java, and when would
you use one over the other?
What is the difference between ArrayList and LinkedList in Java, and when would you
use one over the other?
What is the hashCode() method in Java, and how is it used?
What is the difference between transient and static variables in Java?
What is a Callable interface in Java, and how is it different from a Runnable
interface?
What is a ThreadLocal variable in Java, and how is it used?
What is a Comparator interface in Java, and how is it used?
What is the difference between ClassLoader.loadClass() and Class.forName()
methods in Java?
What is the purpose of the System.gc() method in Java, and when is it called?
What is a Proxy class in Java, and how is it used?
What is the difference between Map.get() and Map.containsKey() methods in Java?
What is a concurrentHashMap in Java, and how is it different from a regular
HashMap?
What is a Thread pool in Java, and how is it used?
What is a ThreadLocalRandom class in Java, and how is it used?
What is a CompletableFuture in Java, and how is it used?
What is the difference between throw and throws keywords in Java?
What is a Collector interface in Java, and how is it used?
What is a WeakReference in Java, and how is it used?
What is a ConcurrentSkipListMap in Java, and how is it different from a regular
TreeMap?
What is the difference between Thread.sleep() and Object.wait() methods in Java?
What is the difference between Comparator and Comparable interfaces in Java?
What is a Phaser class in Java, and how is it used?
What is a StampedLock in Java, and how is it used?
What is a LockSupport class in Java, and how is it used?
What is a CompletableFuture.supplyAsync() method in Java, and how is it used?
What is the difference between Stream.filter() and Stream.map() methods in Java?
What is a CompletableFuture.thenApply() method in Java, and how is it used?
What is a CompletableFuture.join() method in Java, and how is it used?
What is a CountDownLatch in Java, and how is it used?
What is a CyclicBarrier in Java, and how is it used?
What is the ClassLoader.defineClass() method in Java, and how is it used?
What is a ReentrantReadWriteLock in Java, and how is it used?
What is a java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool in Java, and how is it used?
What is a Semaphore?
What is the ConcurrentHashMap.computeIfAbsent() method in Java, and how is it
used?
What is a ConcurrentLinkedDeque in Java, and how is it used?
What is the difference between StringBuffer and StringBuilder in Java, and when
would you use one over the other?
What is a Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler interface in Java, and how is it used?
What is a ThreadLocalRandom.current() method in Java, and how is it used?
What is the Arrays.parallelSort() method in Java, and how is it used?
What is a CompletableFuture.thenCompose() method in Java, and how is it used?
What is a CompletableFuture.thenAccept() method in Java, and how is it used?
What is a CompletableFuture.anyOf() method in Java, and how is it used?
What is a CompletableFuture.allOf() method in Java, and how is it used?
What is a java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap.KeySetView in Java, and how is it
used?
What is a ReadWriteLock in Java, and how is it used?
What is the Lock interface in Java, and how is it used?
What is a CopyOnWriteArrayList in Java, and how is it used?
What is the CopyOnWriteArraySet in Java, and how is it used?
What is the java.util.function.Predicate interface in Java, and how is it used?
What is the java.util.function.Consumer interface in Java, and how is it used?
What is the java.util.function.Supplier interface in Java, and how is it used?
What is the java.util.function.Function interface in Java, and how is it used?
What is a CompletableFuture.completeExceptionally() method in Java, and how is it
used?
What is a CompletableFuture.cancel() method in Java, and how is it used?
What is the difference between Stream.forEach() and Stream.peek() methods in
Java?
What is a java.util.concurrent.Exchanger in Java, and how is it used?
What is the difference between Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors() and
java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool.getCommonPoolParallelism() methods in Java?
What is the Object.clone() method in Java, and how is it used?
What is the java.util.Optional class in Java, and how is it used?
What is a CompletableFuture.complete() method in Java, and how is it used?
What is the Stream.collect() method in Java, and how is it used?
What is a CompletableFuture.runAsync() method in Java, and how is it used?
What is the java.util.function.BiPredicate interface in Java, and how is it used?
What is a CompletableFuture.thenRun() method in Java, and how is it used?
What is a CompletableFuture.exceptionally() method in Java, and how is it used?
What is the java.util.function.BiConsumer interface in Java, and how is it used?
What is a CompletableFuture.thenCombine() method in Java, and how is it used?
What is a CompletableFuture.thenAcceptBoth() method in Java, and how is it used?
What is the java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle class in Java, and how is it used?
What is a java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentSkipListMap in Java, and how is it used?
What is a java.util.concurrent.PriorityBlockingQueue in Java, and how is it used?
What is the java.util.concurrent.TransferQueue interface in Java, and how is it used?
What is a java.util.concurrent.SynchronousQueue in Java, and how is it used?
What is the java.util.concurrent.LinkedTransferQueue in Java, and how is it used?
What is a java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingDeque in Java, and how is it used?
What is the java.lang.ThreadLocal class in Java, and how is it used?
What is the java.util.concurrent.Excecutors.newCachedThreadPool() method in Java,
and how is it used?
What is the java.util.concurrent.Excecutors.newFixedThreadPool() method in Java,
and how is it used?
What is the java.util.concurrent.Excecutors.newSingleThreadExecutor() method in
Java, and how is it used?
What is the java.util.concurrent.Future.get() method in Java, and how is it used?
What is the java.util.concurrent.Future.isDone() method in Java, and how is it used?
What is the java.util.concurrent.Future.isCancelled() method in Java, and how is it
used?
What is the java.util.concurrent.CompletionService interface in Java, and how is it
used?
What is the java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue in Java, and how is it used?
What is the java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap.computeIfPresent() method in
Java, and how is it used?
What is the java.util.concurrent.Phaser class in Java, and how is it used?
What is the java.util.concurrent.CyclicBarrier class in Java, and how is it used?
What is the java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch class in Java, and how is it used?
What is the java.util.concurrent.BrokenBarrierException class in Java, and how is it
used?
What is the java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException class in Java, and how is it used?
What is the java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit enum in Java, and how is it used?
What is the java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong class in Java, and how is it used?
What is the java.util.concurrent.DelayQueue class in Java, and how is it used?
What is the java.util.concurrent.BlockingDeque interface in Java, and how is it used?
What is the java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor class in Java, and how is it used?
What is the java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue.take() method in Java, and how
is it used?
What is the java.util.concurrent.Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor()
method in Java, and how is it used?
These question are basic as well as advance and should be enough to clear
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Edit 1: Adding design patterns question

What are design patterns, and how do they help in Java programming?
Can you explain the difference between creational, structural, and behavioral design
patterns in Java?
What is the Singleton pattern, and how is it implemented in Java?
Can you give an example of the Singleton pattern in Java?
What is the Factory Method pattern, and how is it used in Java?
Can you give an example of the Factory Method pattern in Java?
What is the Decorator pattern, and how is it used in Java?
Can you give an example of the Decorator pattern in Java?
What is the Adapter pattern, and how is it used in Java?
Can you give an example of the Adapter pattern in Java?
What is the Observer pattern, and how is it used in Java?
Can you give an example of the Observer pattern in Java?
What is the Strategy pattern, and how is it used in Java?
Can you give an example of the Strategy pattern in Java?
What is the Template Method pattern, and how is it used in Java?
Can you give an example of the Template Method pattern in Java?
What is the Command pattern, and how is it used in Java?
Can you give an example of the Command pattern in Java?
What is the Iterator pattern, and how is it used in Java?
Can you give an example of the Iterator pattern in Java?