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Complete Java Interview Questions and Answers

The document contains a series of Java interview questions and answers covering key features of Java, differences between JDK, JRE, and JVM, data types, type casting, and object-oriented programming principles. It explains concepts like method overloading, polymorphism, garbage collection, and the use of the super keyword. Additionally, it addresses the differences between interfaces and abstract classes, as well as the implications of final, finally, and finalize().

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Complete Java Interview Questions and Answers

The document contains a series of Java interview questions and answers covering key features of Java, differences between JDK, JRE, and JVM, data types, type casting, and object-oriented programming principles. It explains concepts like method overloading, polymorphism, garbage collection, and the use of the super keyword. Additionally, it addresses the differences between interfaces and abstract classes, as well as the implications of final, finally, and finalize().

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Java Interview Questions and Answers

Q: What are the key features of Java?


A: Java is an object-oriented, platform-independent, secure, robust, multithreaded,
high-performance, and distributed programming language.

Q: Explain the difference between JDK, JRE, and JVM.


A: - JDK (Java Development Kit): Includes tools for developing, debugging, and compiling Java
applications.
- JRE (Java Runtime Environment): Contains libraries and JVM to run Java applications.
- JVM (Java Virtual Machine): Converts Java bytecode to machine code for execution.

Q: What is the difference between == and .equals() in Java?


A: - == compares memory addresses (reference comparison).
- .equals() compares the content of objects (logical comparison).

Q: What are primitive data types in Java?


A: Java has 8 primitive data types: byte, short, int, long, float, double, char, and boolean.

Q: What is type casting in Java?


A: Type casting is converting one data type into another:
- Implicit Casting (Widening): Smaller to larger type (int to double).
- Explicit Casting (Narrowing): Larger to smaller type (double to int).

Q: What is autoboxing and unboxing?


A: - Autoboxing: Automatic conversion of primitive to Wrapper class (int to Integer).
- Unboxing: Automatic conversion of Wrapper class to primitive (Integer to int).

Q: What is the difference between String, StringBuilder, and StringBuffer?


A: - String: Immutable and thread-safe.
- StringBuilder: Mutable and not thread-safe (faster).
- StringBuffer: Mutable and thread-safe (slower).

Q: What are wrapper classes in Java?


A: Wrapper classes provide an object representation of primitive types (e.g., Integer, Double,
Boolean).

Q: Explain pass-by-value and pass-by-reference in Java.


A: Java is strictly pass-by-value. Primitive types pass values, while objects pass references to the
memory location.

Q: What is the difference between an interface and an abstract class?


A: - Interface: Defines only abstract methods (Java 8+ allows default and static methods).
- Abstract Class: Can have both abstract and concrete methods.

Q: What are the four principles of OOP?


A: Encapsulation, Inheritance, Polymorphism, and Abstraction.

Q: What is method overloading and method overriding?


A: - Overloading: Defining multiple methods with the same name but different parameters.
- Overriding: Redefining a method in a subclass that exists in the parent class.

Q: What is the difference between final, finally, and finalize()?


A: - final: Used to declare constants, prevent method overriding, and inheritance.
- finally: A block in exception handling that always executes.
- finalize(): A method called by the garbage collector before an object is destroyed.

Q: What is multiple inheritance in Java? Can we achieve it?


A: Java does not support multiple inheritance with classes but supports it with interfaces.

Q: What is polymorphism? Provide an example.


A: Polymorphism allows a method to have multiple implementations, e.g., method overloading and
overriding.

Q: What is the difference between abstraction and encapsulation?


A: - Abstraction: Hiding implementation details and exposing only functionality.
- Encapsulation: Bundling data with methods to restrict direct access.

Q: How does garbage collection work in Java?


A: Garbage Collection (GC) automatically removes unreferenced objects from memory using
different algorithms like Mark-and-Sweep.

Q: What are constructors? Can constructors be private?


A: Constructors initialize objects. Yes, constructors can be private, used in Singleton design
patterns.

Q: What is the super keyword in Java?


A: super refers to the parent class. It is used to call a parent class constructor or methods.

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