JAVA VIVA QUESTIONS
1. inventor of java (james gosling)
2. Class definition(data members and methods)
3.def. of object(it is a run-time entities in an object-oriented system or collection of data members
and methods that oerates on the data members)
4. Java features(compiled and interpreted, platform-independent and portyable, object-oriented,
robust and secure, distributed, multithreaded and interactive and high performance, dynamic and
extensible)
5. What is garbage collection?(java run-time is an automatic garbage collecting system. It
automatically frees up the memory resources used by the objects.But garbage collector cannot free
resources such as file descriptors or window system fonts.Then we have to use the method explicitly
finalize() method)
6. Data encapsulation(the wrapping up of data and methods into a single unit
7 Data abstraction(representing essential features without including the background details. Classes
uses the concept of abastraction
8. Ojects are created by using the new operator
9. Final class( a class that cannot be subclassed is known as final class)
10. Abstract class(We can indicate hat a method must always be redefined in a subclass. This is
possible by using abstract keyword for the class)
1)OOP principles
Inheritance,polymorphism,data encapsulation, dynamic binding,data abstraction
2)datatypes in java
Primitive and non primitive(classes,interface,array)
Primitive data types are-numeric(int, float,double,long,short,byte) and non numeric(char,string,Boolean)
3)how to create 1D array
int a[]=new int[3];
4)how to create 2D array
int a[][]=new int[5][5];
5)define constructor and its properties
6)types of constructors
default and parameterized
7)define method overloading
It is possible to create methods that have the same name but different parameter lists and different
definitions
8)define exception
It is an error
9)how to handle exception handling mechanism
By including the try, catch and finally block(optional)
10)how to create a user exception
Class MyException extends Exception
MException(String msg)
Super(msg);
System.out.println(msg);
11)list common java exceptions
ArithmeticException,ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException,ArrayStoreException,FileNotFoundExcpetion,
IOException,NullPointerException,NumberFormatException,OutOfMemoryException,SecurityExcpetion,
StringIndexOutOfBoundsException,StackOverFlowExcpetion
12)define multithreading principle
All threads execute simultaneously
13)life cycle of a thread
Born state,running state,runnable state,blocked state,dead state
14)how to create a thread class
Class MyThread extends Thread
public void run()
15)what are the different thread methods
start(),stop(),yield(),destroy(),wait(),sleep(),suspend(),resume(),notify(),notifyall()
16) thread priority
setPriority(int n) where n takes 1-10 numbers
17)define synchronization
At a particular instant of time access to the resource is allowed for only one client and the other clients
will be in the queue waiting for its turn to share the resource.
1)define inheritance
A subclass is created from an existing class,the existing class is called superclass and the new class
created is called the subclass
2)types of inheritance
Single inheritance,multiple inheritance, multilevel inheritance, hierarchial inheritance
3)define multiple inheritance
When a new class is created from two or more existing classes it is called multiple inheritance ,it cannot
be implemented in java directly
4)how multiple inheritance is supported in java
By using the keyword implements and using a interface
5)define interface
It resembles like that of a class and contains final variable and abstract method
6)what is final variable
A variable whose value remains constant throughout the program is called a final variable
7)what are abstract methods
The methods which are not defined are called abstract methods, they are defined in the subclass where
interfaces are included
8)use of implements keyword
It helps in including interface into the subclass
9)method overriding
When a method in the subclass contains the same return type,name and parameter list as that of the
method in the superclass then the method is executed instead of the method in superclass,this is called
methodover riding
11)what is a anonymous class
A nameless class is called anonymous class
12)define package
Set of classes or interfaces
13)types of packages
Predefined and userdefined
14)a few API packages
API-application programming interface
Predefined-io package,language,applet package,awt package,awt.event package, javax.swing package
15)how to create a package
By using the keyword package
16)how to add a package
package p;
public class A
17)how to hide a package
Remove the keyword public from the classes in it
1)definition of all collection classes
2)what is string tokenizer :[This class is used to parse the input string and finds the delimiters]
It reads the formatted input stream
5)list byte stream classes
BufferedInputStream, BufferedOutputStream, ByteArrayInputStream, ByteArrayOutputStream,
DataInputStream, DataOutputStream, FileInputStream, FileOutPutStream,
FilterInputStream,FilterOutputStream, PrintStream, PushbackInputStream
6)list character stream classes
BufferedReader, BufferedWriter, CharArrayReader, CharArrayWriter, FileReader, FileWriter,
FilterReader, FilterWriter, PrintWriter, Reader, Writer
2)AWT controls [Label, TextField,List, Choice, Button,Checkbox]
4)What are the different layout managers
FlowLayout, BorderLayout, GridLayout, CardLayout
5)list down the Source Events and their respective source listeners and abstract methods
Source event: ActionEvent, KeyEvent, ItemEvent, MouseEvent
Source Listener: ActionListener. KeyListener, ItemListener, MouseListener
6)define an applet
It is a java program that helps us to create dynamic and attractive web pages
7)What is the life cycle of an applet
Initialization, running ,idle and dead states
8)passing parameters to applets
Trasferring data from html program into applet program
9)what are the methods of an applet
Init() , start(), stop(), paint(), destroy()
