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  Q31. What is reflection ?
Ans. It is the process of examining / modifying the behaviour of an object at runtime.

  Sample Code for reflection

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Very Frequently asked.
 Q32. Explain throw, throws , try and catch in Java ?Core Java
Ans. throw is used to re throw an exception.throws is used to declare that the method throws the respective exceptions.try block is used to identify if the respective block has thrown any exception.catch is used to catch the exception that has been thrown by the respective try block.

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  Q33. Difference between GET and POST Requests ?Web Service
Ans. GET is supposed to get information from the server. Client sends the minimal information so that Server can respond with the response body on basis of request. For example - You want to get complete employment record for employee id 123

POST is supposed to send the information for submission. Payload or a Body is usually sent so that it can be persisted on the server. For example - Sending the complete information of an employee ( id, name , dept etc ) to the server for persisting it.

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 Q34. Different ways of implementing Threads in Java ?Core Java
Ans. Threads in Java can be implement either by Extending Thread class or implementing runnable interface.

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Very frequently asked. Usually asked with questions related to String. Frequently asked at CTS / Cognizant
  Q35. What is an Immutable Object ?Core Java
Ans. Object that can't be changed after instantiation.

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 Q36. What is a class loader ? What are the different class loaders used by JVM ?Core Java
Ans. Part of JVM which is used to load classes and interfaces.

Bootstrap , Extension and System are the class loaders used by JVM.

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 Q37. Is it necessary that each try block to be followed by catch block ? Core Java
Ans. It should be followed by either catch or finally block.

  Sample Code for Retry in case of exception

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  Q38. what is the difference between collections class vs collections interface ?Core Java
Ans. Collections class is a utility class having static methods for doing operations on objects of classes which implement the Collection interface. For example, Collections has methods for finding the max element in a Collection.

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  Q39. What is the difference between comparable and comparator in java.util pkg?Core Java
Ans. Comparable interface is used for single sequence sorting i.e.sorting the objects based on single data member where as comparator interface is used to sort the object based on multiple data members.

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 Q40. What is PermGen or Permanent Generation ?Core Java
Ans. The memory pool containing all the reflective data of the java virtual machine itself, such as class and method objects. With Java VMs that use class data sharing, this generation is divided into read-only and read-write areas. The Permanent generation contains metadata required by the JVM to describe the classes and methods used in the application. The permanent generation is populated by the JVM at runtime based on classes in use by the application. In addition, Java SE library classes and methods may be stored here.

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 Q41. Does java allow implementation of multiple interfaces having Default methods with Same name and Signature ?Core Java
Ans. No. Compilation error.

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  Q42. What is a Database Trigger ?Database
Ans. A trigger is a special kind of stored procedure that automatically gets executed upon an event in the database server.

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  Q43. What is a self Join and give an example of a self Join ?

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What is self Join and What is it's purpose ?
Database
Ans. When a Table Join itself , it's a Self Join. For example - we like to know the pair of department names where first dept has lesser employees than the later.

Select D1.name , D2.name from Dept D1, Dept D2 where D1.employee_count < D2.employee_count

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Very Frequently asked to Senior Software Engineers or Developers.
  Q44. Describe some of the Design Patterns you have used ?Design
Ans. [Open Ended Answer]

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  Q45. What is the difference between authentication and authorization ?Authentication
Ans. Authentication is the process of verifying the identity and credentials of the user to authenticate him into the system.

whereas

Authorization is the process by which access to a segment , method or resource is determined.

Authorization is usually a step next to authentication.

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 Q46. What is a Webdriver ?Testing
Ans. Selenium WebDriver is a tool for automating web application testing.It helps in replicating the manual tester behavior like keyboard entry, mouse events etc and then matching the output against the expected.

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 Q47. How to avoid cloning, serialization in the singleton class ?Design
Ans. For Cloning-exception,For deserialization-read.resolve()

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 Q48. When singleton can break and how to resolve itDesign
Ans. Deserialization. In serialization, we can save the object of a byte stream into a file or send over a network. Suppose if you serialize the Singleton class, and then again de-serialize that object, it will create a new instance, hence deserialization will break the Singleton pattern.

To overcome this issue, we need to override readResolve() method in the Singleton class and return the same Singleton instance.

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  Q49. What is an Iterator?Core Java
Ans. Iterator is an interface that provides methods to iterate over any Collection.

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 Q50. What are transient variables in java?Core Java
Ans. Transient variables are variable that cannot be serialized.

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Usually asked only to fresh graduates.
 Q51. What is the initial state of a thread when it is created and started?
Ans. Ready state.

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 Q52. Explain Method Local Inner Classes ?Core Java
Ans. You can create a non-static local class inside a body of code. Interfaces cannot have local classes, and you cannot create local interfaces.

Local classes are accessible only from the body of the code in which the class is defined. The local classes are completely inaccessible outside the body of the code in which the class is defined.

You can extend a class or implement interfaces while defining a local class.

A local class can access all the variables available in the body of the code in which it is defined. You can pass only final variables to a local inner class.

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 Q53. What is connection pooling?Database
Ans. It's a technique to allow multiple clients to make use of a cached set of shared and reusable connection objects providing access to a database or other resource.

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  Q54. What is the use of HashCode in objects ?Core Java
Ans. Hashcode is used for bucketing in Hash implementations like HashMap, HashTable, HashSet etc.

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Very Frequently asked. Favorite question in walkins and telephonic interviews. Usually among first few questions. Asked in different variants. Must know for intermediate and expert professionals.Among Top 10 frequently asked questions.
  Q55. What is rule regarding overriding equals and hashCode method ?Core Java
Ans. A Class must override the hashCode method if its overriding the equals method.

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  Q56. Can we have null keys in TreeMap ?Core Java
Ans. No, results in exception.

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Frequently asked these days as there are major changes in Java 8.
  Q57. What are new features introduced with Java 8 ?Core Java
Ans. Lambda Expressions , Interface Default and Static Methods , Method Reference , Parameters Name , Optional , Streams, Concurrency.

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  Sample Code for Predicate

  Sample Code for Consumer

  Sample Code for MapMerge

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 Q58. What are the advantages and disadvantages of CopyOnWriteArrayList ?Core Java
Ans. This collections class has been implemented in such a manner that it can never throw ConcurrentModificationException. As it performs update and write operations by creating a new copy of ArrayList, It's slower compared to ArrayList.

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 Q59. What are the technologies used in Jira ?Tools
Ans. JIRA is written in Java and uses the Pico IOC container,Apache OFBiz entity engine, and WebWork technology stack. For remote procedure calls (RPC), JIRA supports REST, SOAP, and XML RPC.

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Must know at all levels. Among Top 10 frequently asked questions in Java. Very frequently asked to fresh graduates or less experienced professionals.
  Q60. What is Inheritance ?Core Java
Ans. Its a facility for code reuse and independent extension wherein a derived class inherits the properties of parent class.

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