Practice Garbage Collection (5.12) - Chapter 5: Objects

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Question 1.
What is garbage collection in Java?
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Think about memory management.
Question 2.
What is a memory leak?
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Consider situations where memory accumulates over time without being freed.
3Question 3.
What is the main purpose of garbage collection in Java?
- To manually free up memory
- To automatically remove unreferenced objects
- To increase memory usage
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Think about the automatic management of resources.
4Question 4.
True or False: Garbage collection in Java can cause applications to run out of memory.
- True
- False
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Consider the effectiveness of garbage collection.
Question 5.
Describe a complex application where multiple objects are created and later become unreferenced. Discuss how garbage collection will impact memory usage.
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Think about user interactions and object lifecycles.
Question 6.
Create a flowchart to illustrate how Java's garbage collection process works, incorporating the lifecycle of an object from creation to garbage collection.
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Visualize the steps involved and their order.

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