Answer to Question 41)
4) Use the getText method of a Textfield and use the parseInt method of the Integer class
Here is an example of how you might do this
Integer.parseInt(txtInputValue.getText());
I'm not sure that a question on this actually will come up in the exam but it is a very useful thing to know in the real world.
Answer to Question 42)
4) none of the above
The wrapper classes are immutable. Once the value has been set it cannot be changed. A common use of the wrapper classes is to take advantage of their static methods such as Integer.parseInt(String s) that will returns an integer if the String contains one.
Answer to Question 43)
2) constructors cannot be overriden
Overloading constructors is a key technique to allow multiple ways of initialising classes. By definition constructors have no return values so option 3 makes no sense. Option 4 is the inverse of what happens as constructor code will execute starting from the oldest ancestor class downwards. You can test this by writing a class that inherits from a base class and getting the constructor to print out a message. When you create the child class you will see the order of constructor calling.
Answer to Question 44)
yield is a static method inherited from Thread and causes whatever thread is currently executing to yield its cycles.
2) yield()
Answer to Question 45)
4) Compilation and run with an output of 99
The fact that the variable court is declared as private does not stop the constructor from being able to initialise it.
Answer to Question 46)
3) To be overriden a method must have the same name, parameter and return
types
Option 1 is a sneaky one in that it should read overriden not overloaded. An overriden method must also have the same return type. Parameter names are purely a programmer convenience and are not a factor in either overloading and overriding. Parameter order is a factor however.
Answer to Question 47)
1) Compile time error
With the sun JDK it will produce the following error
"Only constructors can invoke constructors".
If you took out the call to super that causes this error the program would compile and at runtime it would output Base and then Checket as constructors are called from the oldest ancestor class downwards.
Answer to Question 48)
1) Static methods cannot be overriden to be non static
The JDK1.1 compiler will issue an error message "static methods cannot be overriden" if you atempt to do this. There is no logic or reason why private methods should not be overloaded or that static methods should not be declared private. Option 4 is a jumbled up version of the limitations of exceptions for overriden methods
Answer to Question 49)
2) A program can suggest that garbage collection be performed but not force
it
4) A reference becomes eligable for garbage collection when it is
assigned to null
If a program keeps creating new references without any being discarded it may run out of memory. Unlike most aspects of Java garbage collection is platform dependent.
Answer to Question 50)
2) Compile time error
The main method is static and cannot access the non static variable x
Answer to Question 51)
1) Compile time error
When compiled with JDK 1.1 the following error is produced.
Abstract and native methods can't have a body: void hallow() abstract void hallow()
Answer to Question 52)
3) Create and employee class with fields for Job title and fields for the other values.
These questions can appear tricky as the whole business of designing class structures is more art than science. It is asking you to decide if an item of data is best represented by the "Is a" or "Has a" relationship. Thus in this case any of the job titles mentioned will always refer to something that "Is a" employee. However the employee "has a" job title that might change.
One of the important points is to ask yourself when creating a class "Could this change into another class at some point in the future". Thus in this example an apprentice chef would hope one day to turn into a chef and if she is very good will one day be head chef. Few other mock exams seem to have this type of questions but they di come up in the real exam.
Answer to Question 53)
3) new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream("file.name")));
The key to this question is that it asks about tens of megabytes of data, implying that performance is an issue. A Buffered Reader will optimise the performance of accessing a file. Although the objectives do not specifically mention it questions on I/O do come up on the exam.
Answer to Question 54)
4) Output of 0
The method fermin only receives a copy of the variable i and any modifications to it are not reflected in the version in the calling method. The post increment operator ++ effectivly modifes the value of i after the initial value has been assiged to the left hand side of the equals operator. This can be a very tricky conept to understand
Answer to Question 55)
1) Compile time error
This might be considered a "gocha" or deliberate attempt to mislead you because i has been given the data type of long and the parameter must be either a byte, char, short or int. If you attempt to compile this code with JDK 1.2 you will get an error that says something like "Incompatible type for switch, Explicit cast needed to convert long to int. Answering with option 2 would have been reasonable because if the parameter had been an integer type the lack of break statements would have caused this output. If you gave either of the answers you should probably revise the subject.
Answer to Question 56)
1) System.out.println(i++);
3) System.out.println(i);
4)
System.out.println(i--);
The options for this question might look suspiciously easy if you are not aware of the effects of the post-increment operators. The ++ and -- operations for examples 1 and 4 only come into effect after the output operations, ie after whatever else is done to them on that line of code. Option 2 should be fairly obvious as you should know that the single quote characters indicate a char value, ie storing the character rather than the numberical value for 0.
Answer to Question 57)
4) System.out.println( ((Agg) a).getFields());
The Base type reference to the instance of the class Agg needs to be cast from Base to Agg to get access to its methods.The method invoked depends on the object itself, not on the declared type. So, a.getField() invokes getField() in the Base class, which displays Base. But the call to ((Agg)a).getField() will invoke the getField() in the Agg class. You will be unlucky to get a question as complex as this on the exam.
Answer to Question 58)
2) compilation and output of false
A variable defined at class level will always be given a default value and the default value for the primitive type boolean is false
Answer to Question 59)
1) The x,y coordinates of an instance of MouseEvent can be obtained using the
getX() and getY() methods
4) The time of a MouseEvent can be extracted using
the when parameter of the MouseEvent constructor
If you chose option 4, referring to the mythical getTime method you have made a reasonable guess based on the normal conventions of Java. However the conventions do not always hold true. If you chose option 3 perhaps you are not as aware of the conventions as you should be.
Answer to Question 60)
2) The program will run and output only "fliton"
This question tests your knowledge of the principle that the finally clause will almost always run.