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12. Collections and Generics

Q: 01 Given:
34. HashMap props = new HashMap();
35. props.put("key45", "some value");
36. props.put("key12", "some other value");
37. props.put("key39", "yet another value");
38. Set s = props.keySet();
39. // insert code here
What, inserted at line 39, will sort the keys in the props HashMap?
A. Arrays.sort(s);
B. s = new TreeSet(s);
C. Collections.sort(s);
D. s = new SortedSet(s);

Answer: B

Q: 02 Click the Exhibit button.

Which statement is true about the set variable on line 12?

A. The set variable contains all six elements from the coll collection, and the order is guaranteed to be
preserved.
B. The set variable contains only three elements from the coll collection, and the order is guaranteed to
be preserved.
C. The set variable contains all six elements from the coll collection, but the order is NOT guaranteed
to be preserved.
D. The set variable contains only three elements from the coll collection, but the order is NOT
guaranteed to be preserved.
Answer: D

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Q: 03 Given:
23. Object [] myObjects = {
24. new Integer(12),
25. new String("foo"),
26. new Integer(5),
27. new Boolean(true)
28. };
29. Arrays.sort(myObjects);
30. for(int i=0; i<myObjects.length; i++) {
31. System.out.print(myObjects[i].toString());
32. System.out.print(" ");
33. }
What is the result?
A. Compilation fails due to an error in line 23.
B. Compilation fails due to an error in line 29.
C. A ClassCastException occurs in line 29.
D. A ClassCastException occurs in line 31.
E. The value of all four objects prints in natural order.
Answer: C

Q: 04 Click the Task button.

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Solution:

1.Gen<T>
2.T
3.Gen
4.T
5.T

Q: 05 Click the Task button.

Solution:
1. list.add("foo"); ----------- Compilation fails
2. list = new ArrayList<String>(); ------Compilation succeeds
3.list=new ArrayList<Object>( ); ---- Compilation fails
4. String s = list.get(0); ------ Compilation succeeds
5. Object o = list; ----- Compilation succeeds

Q: 06 Given:
1. public class Person {
2. private String name;
3. public Person(String name) { this.name = name; }
4. public boolean equals(Person p) {
5. return p.name.equals(this.name);
6. }
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7. }
Which statement is true?

A. The equals method does NOT properly override the Object.equals method.
B. Compilation fails because the private attribute p.name cannot be accessed in line 5.
C. To work correctly with hash-based data structures, this class must also implement the hashCode
method.
D. When adding Person objects to a java.util.Set collection, the equals method in line 4 will prevent
duplicates.

Answer: A
Q: 07 Given:
1. import java.util.*;
2. public class Old {
3. public static Object get0(List list) {
4. return list.get(0);
5. }
6. }
Which three will compile successfully? (Choose three.)
A. Object o = Old.get0(new LinkedList());
B. Object o = Old.get0(new LinkedList<?>());
C. String s = Old.get0(new LinkedList<String>());
D. Object o = Old.get0(new LinkedList<Object>());
E. String s = (String)Old.get0(new LinkedList<String>());
Answer: A, D, E

Q: 08 Given:
1. import java.util.*;
2. public class Example {
3. public static void main(String[] args) {
4. // insert code here
5. set.add(new Integer(2));
6. set.add(new Integer(1));
7. System.out.println(set);
8. }
9. }
Which code, inserted at line 4, guarantees that this program will output [1, 2]?
A. Set set = new TreeSet();
B. Set set = new HashSet();
C. Set set = new SortedSet();
D. List set = new SortedList();
E. Set set = new LinkedHashSet();
Answer: A

Q: 09 Given:
11. public static Collection get() {
12. Collection sorted = new LinkedList();
13. sorted.add("B"); sorted.add("C"); sorted.add("A");
14. return sorted;
15. }

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16. public static void main(String[] args) {
17. for (Object obj: get()) {
18. System.out.print(obj + ", ");
19. }
20. }
What is the result?
A. A, B, C,
B. B, C, A,
C. Compilation fails.
D. The code runs with no output.
E. An exception is thrown at runtime.
Answer: B

Q:10 given
Click the Task button.

Solution:
1. Compilation of the first statement succeeds ,but compilation fails due to an error in the
second statement.
2. Compilation fails due to an error in the first statement
3. Compilation succeeds
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4. Compilation succeeds

Q: 11 Given:
11. public static Iterator reverse(List list) {
12. Collections.reverse(list);
13. return list.iterator();
14. }
15. public static void main(String[] args) {
16. List list = new ArrayList();
17. list.add("1"); list.add("2"); list.add("3");
18. for (Object obj: reverse(list))
19. System.out.print(obj + ", ");
20. }
What is the result?
A. 3, 2, 1, B. 1, 2, 3,
C. Compilation fails. D. The code runs with no output.
E. An exception is thrown at runtime.
Answer: C

Q: 12 Click the Task button.

============does not compile================

1.m1(listO );
2.m2(listB);
3.m2(listO);
=====compiles and runs with out error=========
1.m1(listA);
2.m1(listB);

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3.m2(listA);

Q: 13 Given:
1. import java.util.*;
2. public class PQ {
3. public static void main(String[] args) {
4. PriorityQueue<String> pq = new PriorityQueue<String>();
5. pq.add("carrot");
6. pq.add("apple");
7. pq.add("banana");
8. System.out.println(pq.poll() + ":" + pq.peek());
9. }
10. }
What is the result?
A. apple:apple
B. carrot:apple
C. apple:banana
D. banana:apple
E. carrot:carrot
F. carrot:banana
Answer: C

Q: 14 Given:
1. import java.util.*;
2. public class WrappedString {
3. private String s;
4. public WrappedString(String s) { this.s = s; }
5. public static void main(String[] args) {
6. HashSet<Object> hs = new HashSet<Object>();
7. WrappedString ws1 = new WrappedString("aardvark");
8. WrappedString ws2 = new WrappedString("aardvark");
9. String s1 = new String("aardvark");
10. String s2 = new String("aardvark");
11. hs.add(ws1); hs.add(ws2); hs.add(s1); hs.add(s2);
12. System.out.println(hs.size()); } }
What is the result?
A. 0
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B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4
F. Compilation fails.
G. An exception is thrown at runtime.
Answer: D

Q: 15 Given:
11. public class Key {
12. private long id1;
13. private long id2;
14.
15. // class Key methods
16. }
A programmer is developing a class Key, that will be used as a key in a standard
java.util.HashMap.Which two methods should be overridden to assure that Key works correctly
as a key? (Choose two.)
A. public int hashCode()
B. public boolean equals(Key k)
C. public int compareTo(Object o)
D. public boolean equals(Object o)
E. public boolean compareTo(Key k)

Answer: A, D

Q: 16 Given a pre-generics implementation of a method:

11. public static int sum(List list) {
12. int sum = 0;
13. for ( Iterator iter = list.iterator(); iter.hasNext(); ) {
14. int i = ((Integer)iter.next()).intValue();
15. sum += i;
16. }
17. return sum;
18. }
Which three changes must be made to the method sum to use generics? (Choose three.)
A. remove line 14
B. replace line 14 with "int i = iter.next();"
C. replace line 13 with "for (int i : intList) {"
D. replace line 13 with "for (Iterator iter : intList) {"
E. replace the method declaration with "sum(List<int> intList)"
F. replace the method declaration with "sum(List<Integer> intList)"
Answer: A, C, F

Q: 17 Given:
11. // insert code here
12. private N min, max;
13. public N getMin() { return min; }
14. public N getMax() { return max; }

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15. public void add(N added) {
16. if (min == null || added.doubleValue() < min.doubleValue()) 17. min = added;
18. if (max == null || added.doubleValue() > max.doubleValue()) 19. max = added;
20. }
21. }
Which two, inserted at line 11, will allow the code to compile? (Choose two.)
A. public class MinMax<?> {
B. public class MinMax<? extends Number> {
C. public class MinMax<N extends Object> {
D. public class MinMax<N extends Number> {
E. public class MinMax<? extends Object> {
F. public class MinMax<N extends Integer> {
Answer: D, F

Q: 18 Given:
1. import java.util.*;
2.
3. public class LetterASort{
4. public static void main(String[] args) {
5. ArrayList<String> strings = new ArrayList<String>();
6. strings.add("aAaA");
7. strings.add("AaA");
8. strings.add("aAa");
9. strings.add("AAaa");
10. Collections.sort(strings);
11. for (String s : strings) { System.out.print(s + " "); }
12. }
13. }

What is the result?

A. Compilation fails. B. aAaA aAa AAaa AaA
C. AAaa AaA aAa aAaA D. AaA AAaa aAaA aAa
E. aAa AaA aAaA AAaa F. An exception is thrown at runtime.
Answer: C

Q: 19 Click the Task button.

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Solution:

public class NumberNames{

private HashMap< String , Integer> map=
new HashMap< String , Integer >( );
public void put(String name . int Value) {
map.put(name , Value);
}
public Set<String> getNames( ) {
return map.keySet( );
}
}

Q: 20 Which two statements are true about the hashCode method? (Choose two.)

A. The hashCode method for a given class can be used to test for object equality and object inequality
for that class.
B. The hashCode method is used by the java.util.SortedSet collection class to order the elements within
that set.
C. The hashCode method for a given class can be used to test for object inequality, but NOT object
equality, for that class.
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D. The only important characteristic of the values returned by a hashCode method is that the
distribution of values must follow a Gaussian distribution.
E. The hashCode method is used by the java.util.HashSet collection class to group the elements within
that set into hash buckets for swift retrieval.

Answer: C, E

Q: 21 Click the Task button.

Solution:

1.implements
2.comparable
3.public
4.coompareTo(Object o)
5. i
Q: 22 A programmer has an algorithm that requires a java.util.List that provides
an efficient implementation of add(0, object), but does NOT need to support quick random
access.
What supports these requirements?
A. java.util.Queue
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B. java.util.ArrayList
C. java.util.LinearList
D. java.util.LinkedList
Answer: D

Q: 23 Click the Task button.

Solution:
( 1)-------( 3) ( 2)---------(1) (3)-------(4) (4)---------(2)

Q: 24 Given:

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10. interface A { void x(); }
11. class B implements A { public void x() {} public void y() {} }
12. class C extends B { public void x() {} }
And:
20. java.util.List<A> list = new java.util.ArrayList<A>();
21. list.add(new B());
22. list.add(new C());
23. for (A a : list) {
24. a.x();
25. a.y();
26. }

What is the result?

A. The code runs with no output.
B. An exception is thrown at runtime.
C. Compilation fails because of an error in line 20.
D. Compilation fails because of an error in line 21.
E. Compilation fails because of an error in line 23.
F. Compilation fails because of an error in line 25.

Answer: F

Q: 25 Click the Task button.

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Solution:
4. Compilation of the first statement succeeds ,but compilation fails due to an error in the
second statement.
5. Compilation fails due to an error in the first statement
6. Compilation succeeds
7. Compilation succeeds

Q: 26 Click the Task button.

Solution:

1. list.add("foo"); ----------- Compilation fails

2. list = new ArrayList<String>(); ------Compilation succeeds
3.list=new ArrayList<Object>( ); ---- Compilation fails
4. String s = list.get(0); ------ Compilation succeeds
5. Object o = list; ----- Compilation succeeds

Q: 27 Given:
1. public class Drink implements Comparable {
2. public String name;
3. public int compareTo(Object o) {
4. return 0;
5. }
6. }
and:

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20. Drink one = new Drink();
21. Drink two = new Drink();
22. one.name= "Coffee";
23. two.name= "Tea";
23. TreeSet set = new TreeSet();
24. set.add(one);
25. set.add(two);
A programmer iterates over the TreeSet and prints the name of each Drink object.
What is the result?
A. Tea
B. Coffee
C. Coffee Tea
D. Compilation fails.
E. The code runs with no output.
F. An exception is thrown at runtime.
Answer: B

Q:28 Click the Task button.

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Solutions:
compilation fails:
Public void takeList(ArrayList<Animal> list) { }
Public void takeList(ArrayList<Object> list) { }
compilation Succeeds
All the remaining

Q: 29 Click the Task button.

Solution:
import java.util.*;
public class TestGenericConversion {
public static void main(String s[ ]){
List<String> list=new LinkedList<String>( );
list.add("one");
list.add("two");
System.out.println(list.get(0).length(); }
}}

Q: 30 Given:
10. abstract public class Employee {
11. protected abstract double getSalesAmount();
12. public double getCommision() {
13. return getSalesAmount() * 0.15;
14. }
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15. }
16. class Sales extends Employee {
17. // insert method here
18. }
Which two methods, inserted independently at line 17, correctly complete the Sales class?
(Choose two.)
A. double getSalesAmount() { return 1230.45; }
B. public double getSalesAmount() { return 1230.45; }
C. private double getSalesAmount() { return 1230.45; }
D. protected double getSalesAmount() { return 1230.45; }
Answer: B, D
Q: 31 Given:
13. public static void search(List<String> list) {
14. list.clear();
15. list.add("b");
16. list.add("a");
17. list.add("c");
18. System.out.println(Collections.binarySearch(list, "a"));
19. }
What is the result of calling search with a valid List implementation?
A. 0 B. 1
C. 2 D. a
E. b F. c
G. The result is undefined.
Answer: G

Q: 32 Given:
11. public static void append(List list) { list.add("0042"); }
12. public static void main(String[] args) {
13. List<Integer> intList = new ArrayList<Integer>();
14. append(intList);
15. System.out.println(intList.get(0));
16. }
What is the result?
A. 42
B. 0042
C. An exception is thrown at runtime.
D. Compilation fails because of an error in line 13.
E. Compilation fails because of an error in line 14.
Answer: B

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Q: 33 Given:
11. public class Person {
12. private name;
13. public Person(String name) {
14. this.name = name;
15. }
16. public int hashCode() {
17. return 420;
18. }
19. }
Which statement is true?
A. The time to find the value from HashMap with a Person key depends on the size of the map.
B. Deleting a Person key from a HashMap will delete all map entries for all keys of type Person.
C. Inserting a second Person object into a HashSet will cause the first Person object to be removed as a
duplicate.
D. The time to determine whether a Person object is contained in a HashSet is constant and does NOT
depend on the size of the map.
Answer: A

Q: 34
A programmer must create a generic class MinMax and the type parameter
of MinMax must implement Comparable. Which implementation of MinMax will compile?
A. class MinMax<E extends Comparable<E>> {
E min = null;
E max = null;
public MinMax() {}
public void put(E value) { /* store min or max */ }
B. class MinMax<E implements Comparable<E>> {
E min = null;
E max = null;
public MinMax() {}
public void put(E value) { /* store min or max */ }
C. class MinMax<E extends Comparable<E>> {
<E> E min = null;
<E> E max = null;
public MinMax() {}
public <E> void put(E value) { /* store min or max */ }
D. class MinMax<E implements Comparable<E>> {
<E> E min = null;
<E> E max = null;
public MinMax() {}
public <E> void put(E value) { /* store min or max */ }
Answer: A

Q: 35 Given:
int[] myArray = new int[] {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}; What allows you to create a list from this array?
A. List myList = myArray.asList();
B. List myList = Arrays.asList(myArray);
C. List myList = new ArrayList(myArray);

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D. List myList = Collections.fromArray(myArray);
Answer: B

Question: 36
Given:
1. public class Score implements Comparable<Score> {
2. private int wins, losses;
3. public Score(int w, int 1) { wins = w; losses = 1; }
4. public int getWins() { return wins; }
5. public int getLosses() { return losses; }
6. public String toString() {
7. return “<“ + wins + “,“ + losses + “>”;
8. }
9. // insert code here
10. }
Which method will complete this class?
A. public int compareTo(Object o) {/*mode code here*/}
B. public int compareTo(Score other) {/*more code here*/}
C. public int compare(Score s1,Score s2){/*more code here*/}
D. public int compare(Object o1,Object o2){/*more code here*/}
Answer: B

Question: 37
Click the Exhibit button.
1. import java.util.*;
2. class KeyMaster {
3. public int i;
4. public KeyMaster(int i) { this.i = i; }
5. public boolean equals(Object o) { return i == ((KeyMaster)o).i; }
6. public int hashCode() { return i; }
7. }
8. public class MapIt {
9. public static void main(String[] args) {
10. Set<KeyMaster> set = new HashSet<KeyMaster>();
11. KeyMaster k1 = new KeyMaster(1);
12. KeyMaster k2 = new KeyMaster(2);
13. set.add(k1); set.add(k1);
14. set.add(k2); set.add(k2);
15. System.out.print(set.size() + “:”);
16. k2.i = 1;
17. System.out.print(set.size() + “:”);
18. set.remove(k1);
19. System.out.print(set.size() + “:”);
20. set.remove(k2);
21. System.out.print(set.size());
22. }
23. }
What is the result?
A. 4:4:2:2 B. 4:4:3:2
C. 2:2:1:0 D. 2:2:0:0

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E. 2:1:0:0 F. 2:2:1:1
G. 4:3:2:1
Answer: F

Question: 38
Given:
1. import java.util.*;
2. public class Test {
3. public static void main(String[] args) {
4. List<String> strings = new ArrayList<String>();
5. // insert code here
6. }
7. }
Which four, inserted at line 5, will allow compilation to succeed?
(Choose four.)
A. String s = strings.get(0);
B. Iterator i1 = strings.iterator();
C. String[] array1 = strings.toArray();
D. Iterator<String> i2 = strings.iterator();
E. String[] array2 = strings.toArray(new String[1]);
F. Iterator<String> i3 = strings.iterator<String>();
Answer: ABDE

Question: 39
Given:
classA {}
class B extends A {}
class C extends A {}
class D extends B {}
Which three statements are true? (Choose three.)
A. The type List<A> is assignable to List.
B. The type List<B> is assignable to List<A>.
C. The type List<Object> is assignable to List<?>.
D. The type List<D> is assignable to List<? extends B>.
E. The type List<? extends A> is assignable to List<A>.
F. The type List<Object> is assignable to any List reference.
G. The type List<? extends B> is assignable to List<? extends A>.

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Answer: CDG

Question:40
Given:
11. public void addStrings(List list) {
12. list.add(”foo”);
13. list.add(”bar”);
14. }
What must you change in this method to compile without warnings?
A. add this code after line 11:
list = (List<String>) list;
B. change lines 12 and 13 to:
list.add<String>(”foo”);
list.add<String>(”bar”);
C. change the method signature on line 11 to:
public void addStrings(List<? extends String> list) {
D. change the method signature on line 11 to:
public void addStrings(List<? super String> list) {
E. No changes are necessary. This method compiles without warnings.

Answer: D

Question: 41
Given:
1. public class Test {
2. public <T extends Comparable> T findLarger(T x, T y) {
3. if(x.compareTo(y) > 0) {
4. return x;
5. } else {
6. return y;
7. }
8. }
9. }
and:
22. Test t = new Test();
23. // insert code here
Which two will compile without errors when inserted at line 23?
(Choose two.)
A. Object x = t.findLarger(123, “456”);
B. int x = t.findLarger(123, new Double(456));
C. int x = t.findLarger(123, new Integer(456));
D. int x = (int) t.findLarger(new Double(123), new Double(456));

Answer: AC

Question: 42
Given:
11. List list = // more code here
12. Collections.sort(list, new MyComparator());
Which code will sort this list in the opposite order of the sort in line

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12?
A. Collections.reverseSort(list, new MyComparator());
B. Collections.sort(list, new MyComparator());
list.reverse();
C. Collections.sort(list, new InverseComparator(
new MyComparator()));
D. Collections.sort(list, Collections.reverseOrder(
new MyComparator()));
Answer: D

Question: 43
Given:

ArrayList a = new ArrayList();

containing the values {“1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, “5”, “6”, “7”, “8”}
Which code will return 2?
A. Collections. sort(a, a.reverse());
int result = Collections.binarySearch(a, “6”);
B. Comparator c = Collections.reverseOrder();
Collections.sort(a, c);
int result = Collections.binarySearch(a, “6”);
C. Comparator c = Collections.reverseOrder();
Collections.sort(a, c);
int result = Collections.binarySearch(a, “6”,c);
D. Comparator c = Collections.reverseOrder(a);
Collections.sort(a, c);
int result = Collections.binarySearch(a, “6”,c);
E. Comparator c = new InverseComparator(new Comparator());
Collections.sort(a);
int result = Collections.binarySearch(a, “6”,c);

Answer: C

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Question: 44
Given:

11. public class Counter {

12. public static void main(String[] args) {
13. int numArgs = /* insert code here */;
14. }
15. }
and the command line:
java Counter one fred 42
Which code, inserted at line 13, captures the number of arguments
passed into the program?
A. args.count
B. args.length
C. args.count()
D. args.length()
E. args.getLength()

Answer: B

Question: 45
Given:
3. import java.util.*;
4. public class Mapit {
5. public static void main(String[] args) {
6. Set<Integer> set = new HashSet<Integer>();
7. Integer i1 = 45;
8. Integer i2 = 46;
9. set.add(i1);
10. set.add(i1);
11. set.add(i2); System.out.print(set.size() + " ");
12. set.remove(i1); System.out.print(set.size() + " ");
13. i2 = 47;
14. set.remove(i2); System.out.print(set.size() + " ");
15. }
16. }
What is the result?
A. 2 1 0
B. 2 1 1
C. 3 2 1
D. 3 2 2
E. Compilation fails.
F. An exception is thrown at runtime.
Answer: B

Question: 46
Given:
12. import java.util.*;
13. public class Explorer1 {

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14. public static void main(String[] args) {
15. TreeSet<Integer> s = new TreeSet<Integer>();
16. TreeSet<Integer> subs = new TreeSet<Integer>();
17. for(int i = 606; i < 613; i++) 18. if(i%2 == 0) s.add(i);
19. subs = (TreeSet)s.subSet(608, true, 611, true);
20. s.add(609);
21. System.out.println(s + " " + subs);
22. }
23. }
What is the result?
A. Compilation fails.
B. An exception is thrown at runtime.
C. [608, 609, 610, 612] [608, 610]
D. [608, 609, 610, 612] [608, 609, 610]
E. [606, 608, 609, 610, 612] [608, 610]
F. [606, 608, 609, 610, 612] [608, 609, 610]
Answer: F

Question: 47
Given:
3. import java.util.*;
4. public class Quest {
5. public static void main(String[] args) {
6. String[] colors = {"blue", "red", "green", "yellow", "orange"};
7. Arrays.sort(colors);
8. int s2 = Arrays.binarySearch(colors, "orange");
9. int s3 = Arrays.binarySearch(colors, "violet");
10. System.out.println(s2 + " " + s3);
11. }
12. }
What is the result?
A. 2 -1
B. 2 -4
C. 2 -5
D. 3 -1
E. 3 -4
F. 3 -5
G. Compilation fails.
H. An exception is thrown at runtime.
Answer: C

Question: 48
Given:
5. import java.util.*;
6. public class SortOf {
7. public static void main(String[] args) {
8. ArrayList<Integer> a = new ArrayList<Integer>();
9. a.add(1); a.add(5); a.add(3);
11. Collections.sort(a);
12. a.add(2);

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13. Collections.reverse(a);
14. System.out.println(a);
15. }
16. }
What is the result?
A. [1, 2, 3, 5]
B. [2, 1, 3, 5]
C. [2, 5, 3, 1]
D. [5, 3, 2, 1]
E. [1, 3, 5, 2]
F. Compilation fails.
G. An exception is thrown at runtime.
Answer: C

Question: 49
Given:
3. import java.util.*;
4. public class Hancock {
5. // insert code here 6. list.add("foo");
7. }
8. }
Which two code fragments, inserted independently at line 5, will compile without
warnings? (Choose two.)
A. public void addStrings(List list) {
B. public void addStrings(List<String> list) {
C. public void addStrings(List<? super String> list) {
D. public void addStrings(List<? extends String> list) {
Answer: B,C

Question: 50
Given a class whose instances, when found in a collection of objects, are sorted by using
the compareTo() method, which two statements are true? (Choose two.)
A. The class implements java.lang.Comparable.
B. The class implements java.util.Comparator.
C. The interface used to implement sorting allows this class to define only one sort
sequence.
D. The interface used to implement sorting allows this class to define many different sort
sequences.
Answer: A,C

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