Certified Java Programmer Mock Exam
Question 1
Which of these words belong to the set of Java keywords?
| a. | Double |
| b. | goto |
| c. | min |
| d. | extern |
| e. | new |
| f. | signed |
| g. | finally |
| h. | const |
| i. | and |
| j. | array |
| k. | do |
Question 2
class MCZ13 {
public static void main (String[] args) {
String s = null;
System.out.print(s);
}}
What is the result of attempting to compile and run the program?
| a. | Prints nothing. |
| b. | Prints: null |
| c. | Compile-time error |
| d. | Run-time error |
| e. | None of the above |
Question 3
Suppose that an interface,
I1,
is not a member of an enclosing class or interface.
Which of the
following modifiers can be applied to interface
I1?
| a. | abstract |
| b. | public |
| c. | static |
| d. | synchronized |
| e. | transient |
| f. | volatile |
Question 4
Which of the following represent the full range of type char?
| a. | -0x8000 to 0x7fff |
| b. | 0x0000 to 0xffff |
| c. | -0100000 to 077777 |
| d. | 0 to 0177777 |
| e. | 0 to 32767 |
| f. | 0 to 65535 |
| g. | -32768 to 32767 |
Question 5
class EBH012 {
public static void main (String[] args) {
byte x = 3, y = 5;
System.out.print((-x == ~x + 1)+","+(-y == ~y + 1));
}}
What is the result of attempting to compile and run the
program?
| a. | Prints: false,false |
| b. | Prints: false,true |
| c. | Prints: true,false |
| d. | Prints: true,true |
| e. | Run-time error |
| f. | Compile-time error |
| g. | None of the above |
Question 6
class Black {
public static void main(String[] args) {
short s1 = 1; //1
char c1 = 1; //2
byte b1 = s1; //3
byte b2 = c1; //4
final short s2 = 1; //5
final char c2 = 1; //6
byte b3 = s2; //7
byte b4 = c2; //8
}}
Compile-time errors are generated at which lines?
| a. | 1 |
| b. | 2 |
| c. | 3 |
| d. | 4 |
| e. | 5 |
| f. | 6 |
| g. | 7 |
| h. | 8 |
Question 7
A class can not be called "tightly encapsulated" unless which of the following is true?
| a. | All member fields are declared final. |
| b. | The class is not anonymous. |
| c. | The internal data model can be read and modified only through accessor and mutator methods. |
| d. | The class is an inner class. |
| e. | None of the above |
Question 8
Which of the following is a checked exception?
| a. | IllegalMonitorStateException |
| b. | IllegalThreadStateException |
| c. | IllegalArgumentException |
| d. | InterruptedException |
| e. | None of the above |
Question 9
class MWC106 {
static void m1(String s) {
s = s.trim(); s = s.concat("D");
}
public static void main(String[] s) {
String s1 = "A", s2 = " B ", s3 = "C";
m1(s2);
System.out.print(s1 + s2 + s3);
}}
What is the result of attempting to compile and run the program?
| a. | Prints: ABC |
| b. | Prints: A B C |
| c. | Prints: ABCD |
| d. | Prints: ABDC |
| e. | Prints: A B CD |
| f. | Prints: A B DC |
| g. | Compile-time error |
| h. | Run-time error |
| i. | None of the above |
Question 10
class SRC109 {
public static void main (String[] args) {
short x3 = 0; short x4 = 1;
short b1 = Math.min(x3,x4); // 1
int c1 = Math.min(0,1); // 2
long d1 = Math.min(0L,+1L); // 3
System.out.print(b1+","+c1+","+d1);
}}
What is the result of attempting to compile and run the program?
| a. | Prints: 0,0,0 |
| b. | Compile-time error at 1 |
| c. | Compile-time error at 2 |
| d. | Compile-time error at 3 |
| e. | Run-time error |
| f. | None of the above |
Question 11
class C {
public static void main (String args[]) {
String s1 = "1", s2 = "2";
Byte b1 = Byte.parseByte(s1);
Byte b2 = Byte.parseByte(s2);
System.out.print(b1.byteValue() + b2.byteValue());
}}
What is the result of attempting to compile and run the program?
| a. | Prints: 3 |
| b. | Prints: 12 |
| c. | Compile-time error |
| d. | Run-time error |
| e. | None of the above |
Question 12
class A {
public static void main (String[] args) {
String s = "11";
int i1 = Integer.parseInt(s);
System.out.print(new Integer(i1).equals(new Integer(i1)) + ",");
System.out.print(new Integer(i1).equals(new Integer(s)) + ",");
System.out.print(new Integer(i1) == new Integer(i1));
}}
What is the result of attempting to compile and run the program?
| a. | Prints: false,false,false |
| b. | Prints: false,false,true |
| c. | Prints: false,true,false |
| d. | Prints: false,true,true |
| e. | Prints: true,false,false |
| f. | Prints: true,false,true |
| g. | Prints: true,true,false |
| h. | Prints: true,true,true |
| i. | Compile-time error |
| j. | Run-time error |
| k. | None of the above |
Question 13
Which of the method invocation expressions would produce
a run-time error?
| a. | Long.parseLong("1") |
| b. | Long.parseLong("1L") |
| c. | Long.parseLong("010") |
| d. | Long.parseLong("0x10") |
| e. | Long.parseLong("1.0") |
Question 14
Which method of the
java.lang.Double
class returns an instance of type
Double?
| a. | doubleValue |
| b. | floatValue |
| c. | intValue |
| d. | longValue |
| e. | parseDouble |
| f. | toString(double) |
| g. | valueOf |
| h. | None of the above |
Question 15
| | • | Elements are not key/value pairs. |
| | • | Duplicate elements are not accepted. |
| | • | The entries can be sorted using the Comparable interface. |
Which of these classes provides the specified features?
| a. | LinkedList |
| b. | TreeMap |
| c. | TreeSet |
| d. | HashMap |
| e. | HashSet |
| f. | Hashtable |
| g. | None of the above |
Question 16
import java.util.*;
class GFC106 {
public static void main (String args[]) {
Object a = new HashSet(), b = new HashMap();
Object c = new Hashtable();
System.out.print((a instanceof Map)+",");
System.out.print((b instanceof Map)+",");
System.out.print(c instanceof Map);
}}
What is the result of attempting to compile and run the program?
| a. | Prints: false,false,false |
| b. | Prints: false,false,true |
| c. | Prints: false,true,false |
| d. | Prints: false,true,true |
| e. | Prints: true,false,false |
| f. | Prints: true,false,true |
| g. | Prints: true,true,false |
| h. | Prints: true,true,true |
| i. | None of the above |
Question 17
Which of the following classes override both the
equals
and
hashCode
methods?
| a. | java.lang.Byte |
| b. | java.lang.Integer |
| c. | java.util.Vector |
| d. | java.lang.String |
| e. | java.lang.StringBuffer |
Question 18
class JSC104{
public float a; // 1
protected float b; // 2
private float c; // 3
static float d; // 4
synchronized float i; // 5
}
A compile-time error is generated at which line?
| a. | 1 |
| b. | 2 |
| c. | 3 |
| d. | 4 |
| e. | 5 |
| f. | None of the above. |
Question 19
class C {
String m1(int i) {
switch (i) {
case 0: return "A";
case 1: return "B";
case 2: return "C";
default:
assert false;
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
C c = new C();
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
System.out.print(c.m1(i));
}}}
Which statements are true?
| a. | With assertions enabled it prints ABC followed by an AssertionError message. |
| b. | With assertions disabled it prints ABC followed by an AssertionError message. |
| c. | Assertions should not be used within the default case of a switch statement. |
| d. | In this code example a throw statement must be used in place of the assert statement. |
| e. | Compile-time error |
Question 20
class I {
private String name;
public void finalize() {System.out.print(name);}
public I(String s) {name = s;}
}
class J {
private static void m1(I[] a1) {
a1[0] = a1[1] = a1[2] = null;
}
public static void main (String[] args) {
I[] a1 = new I[3]; // 1
a1[0] = new I("A"); // 2
a1[1] = new I("B"); // 3
a1[2] = new I("C"); // 4
m1(a1);
System.gc();
}}
After method
m1
returns, the object created on which
line is not eligible for garbage collection?
| a. | 1 |
| b. | 2 |
| c. | 3 |
| d. | 4 |
| e. | None of the above |
| f. | Compile-time error |
| g. | Run-time error |
Question 21
class GFM17 {
int x; // 1
public static void main(String[] args) { // 2
int y = 0; // 3
System.out.print(x+","); // 4
System.out.print(y); // 5
}}
What is the result of attempting to compile and run the program?
| a. | Prints: 0,0 |
| b. | Compile-time error at line 1. |
| c. | Compile-time error at line 1. |
| d. | Compile-time error at line 2. |
| e. | Compile-time error at line 3. |
| f. | Compile-time error at line 4. |
| g. | Compile-time error at line 5. |
| h. | Run-time error |
| i. | None of the above |
Question 22
class GFC205 {}
class GFC206 extends GFC205 {}
class GFC207 extends GFC206 {
static void m(GFC205 x, GFC205 y) {System.out.print("GFC205,GFC205");}
static void m(GFC205 x, GFC206 y) {System.out.print("GFC205,GFC206");}
static void m(GFC206 x, GFC205 y) {System.out.print("GFC206,GFC205");}
static void m(GFC206 x, GFC206 y) {System.out.print("GFC206,GFC206");}
public static void main(String[] args) {
GFC207 gfc207 = new GFC207();
m(gfc207, gfc207);
}}
What is the result of attempting to compile and run the program?
| a. | Prints: GFC205,GFC205 |
| b. | Prints: GFC205,GFC206 |
| c. | Prints: GFC206,GFC205 |
| d. | Prints: GFC206,GFC206 |
| e. | Compile-time error |
| f. | Run-time error |
| g. | None of the above |
Question 23
interface I {String s1 = "I";}
class A implements I {String s1 = "A";}
class B extends A {String s1 = "B";}
class C extends B {
String s1 = "C";
void printIt() {
System.out.print(((A)this).s1 + ((B)this).s1 +
((C)this).s1 + ((I)this).s1);
}
public static void main (String[] args) {
new C().printIt();
}}
What is the result of attempting to compile and run the program?
| a. | Prints: ABCI |
| b. | Run-time error |
| c. | Compile-time error |
| d. | None of the above |
Question 24
class G {
final String s1 = "G.s1";
class Z {
String s1;
void m1() {System.out.println(???);}
}
public static void main(String args[]) {
G g = new G(); g.new Z().m1();
}}
Which name or expression could be used in place of ???
to cause the program to print "G.s1"?
| a. | s1 |
| b. | G.s1 |
| c. | ((G)this).s1 |
| d. | G.this.s1 |
| e. | G.super.s1 |
| f. | None of the above |
Question 25
class A {void m1(A a) {System.out.print("A");}}
class B extends A {void m1(B b) {System.out.print("B");}}
class C extends B {void m1(C c) {System.out.print("C");}}
class D {
public static void main(String[] args) {
A a1 = new A(); B b1 = new A();
C c1 = new A(); C c2 = new C();
c2.m1(a1); c2.m1(b1); c2.m1(c1);
}}
What is the result of attempting to compile and run the program?
| a. | Prints: AAA |
| b. | Prints: ABC |
| c. | Prints: CCC |
| d. | Compile-time error |
| e. | Run-time error |
| f. | None of the above |
Question 26
class EBH107 {
static int m(int i) {
System.out.print(i + ",");
return i;
}
public static void main(String s[]) {
int i=0;
int j = m(++i) + m(++i) * m(++i) % m(++i) + m(++i);
System.out.print(j%5);
}}
What is the result of attempting to compile and run the above
program?
| a. | Prints: 1,2,3,4,5,0 |
| b. | Prints: 1,2,3,4,5,1 |
| c. | Prints: 1,2,3,4,5,2 |
| d. | Prints: 1,2,3,4,5,3 |
| e. | Prints: 1,2,3,4,5,4 |
| f. | Prints: 1,2,3,4,5,5 |
| g. | Run-time error |
| h. | Compile-time error |
| i. | None of the above |
Question 27
class GFC308 {
int[] i1 = {1}, i2 = {3};
void m1() {
m2(i1, i2);
System.out.print(i1[0] + "," + i2[0]);
}
void m2(int[] i1, int[] i2) {
int[] i3 = i1;
this.i1 = i2;
this.i2 = i3;
}
public static void main (String[] args) {
new GFC308().m1();
}}
What is the result of attempting to compile and run the program?
| a. | Prints: 0,0 |
| b. | Prints: 1,1 |
| c. | Prints: 1,3 |
| d. | Prints: 3,1 |
| e. | Prints: null,null |
| f. | Run-time error |
| g. | Compile-time error |
| h. | None of the above |
Question 28
class A13 {}
class A14 {
public static void main(String[] arg) {
A13[] a1 = new A13[1]; // 1
A13[][] a2 = new A13[2][1]; // 2
A13[][][] a3 = new A13[3][3][3]; // 3
System.out.print(a3[2][2][2]); // 4
a1[0] = new A13(); // 5
a2[0] = a2[1] = a1; // 6
a3[0] = a3[1] = a3[2] = a2; // 7
System.out.print(a3[2][2][2]); // 8
}}
What is the result of attempting to compile and run the program?
| a. | Prints: null |
| b. | Prints: nullnull |
| c. | Compile-time error at 1. |
| d. | Compile-time error at 2. |
| e. | Compile-time error at 3. |
| f. | Compile-time error at 4. |
| g. | Compile-time error at 5. |
| h. | Compile-time error at 6. |
| i. | Compile-time error at 7. |
| j. | Compile-time error at 8. |
| k. | Run-time error |
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