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A developer writes a method that takes an int array and returns the sum of its elements. The method signature is: 'public static int sumArray(int[] arr)'. Which statement correctly calls this method?
2Given the code snippet: 'int[] nums = {10, 20, 30, 40}; int sum = 0; for (int i = 0; i < nums.length; i++) { sum += nums[i]; }'. What is the value of sum after execution?
3Which of the following correctly uses the shorthand array initializer to declare and initialize an array of strings with the elements "A", "B", and "C"?
4A method 'public static int findMax(int[] numbers)' returns the maximum value in the array. Which implementation correctly handles an empty array by returning 0?
5Given the method: 'public static void swapFirstTwo(int[] arr) { int temp = arr[0]; arr[0] = arr[1]; arr[1] = temp; }'. What is the effect of calling this method with an array of length 1?
6A developer writes a method that accepts a variable number of int arguments and returns their product. Which method signature correctly implements this?
7What is the output of the following code? int[] a = {1,2,3}; int[] b = a; b[0] = 99; System.out.println(a[0]);
8Which of the following correctly describes the effect of the method call 'Arrays.sort(myArray)' on an array of objects that do not implement Comparable?
9Which TWO statements are true about method overloading in Java?
10Which TWO statements are true about passing arrays to methods in Java?
11Which THREE statements are correct about the 'main' method signature in Java?
12What is the output?
13What is the output?
14A team is developing a Java application for an online store. The application has a class 'Inventory' that maintains an array of 'Product' objects. The method 'public void addProduct(Product p)' is intended to add a product to the array. The current implementation uses a fixed-size array of length 100. However, the business has grown, and the array may exceed its capacity. The team needs a solution that allows dynamic resizing without changing the method signature. Which approach should the team take?
15A developer is working on a Java program that processes sensor data. The data is stored in a 2D array 'double[][] readings', where each row represents a sensor and each column a time interval. The method 'public static double[] averagePerSensor(double[][] data)' should compute the average reading for each sensor (row) and return a 1D array of averages. The developer writes the following implementation: 'double[] result = new double[data.length]; for (int i = 0; i < data.length; i++) { double sum = 0; for (int j = 0; j < data[i].length; j++) { sum += data[i][j]; } result[i] = sum / data[i].length; } return result;'. However, the program sometimes throws a NullPointerException. What is the most likely cause?
16Arrange the steps to create an object from a class in Java in the correct order.
17A banking application stores daily transaction amounts in an array. Which declaration correctly creates an array of 31 double values?
18A method is designed to compute the average of an array of test scores. What should the method return if the array is empty (length 0)?
19Given the array declaration: int[] data = new int[5];, what is the value of data[2] after initialization?
20Consider a method that takes an int array and modifies it: public static void doubleArray(int[] arr) { for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) { arr[i] *= 2; } }. What is the output of: int[] nums = {1, 2, 3}; doubleArray(nums); System.out.println(nums[1]);
21A developer writes two methods: public void process(int a) { ... } and public void process(double a) { ... }. Which method is called by process(10)?
22An application requires storing a fixed set of 12 monthly temperatures. Which initialization is most appropriate?
23A developer needs to search an unsorted array of 100,000 customer IDs (int) for a specific ID. Which approach is most efficient for a single search?
24A method is declared as: public static int[] generateSequence(int n) { ... }. Which return statement is valid inside this method?
25A programmer writes code to transpose a 2D array (matrix). Given: int[][] matrix = {{1,2},{3,4}}; int[][] result = new int[2][2]; for (int i=0; i<2; i++) for (int j=0; j<2; j++) result[j][i] = matrix[i][j]; What is the value of result[1][0]?
26Which TWO statements are correct about array declaration and initialization in Java?
27Which TWO are valid ways to pass an array to a method in Java?
28Which THREE statements are true about method overloading in Java?
29What is the output when the main method is executed? ```java public class Test { public static double add(double a, double b) { return a + b; } public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println(add(5, 10)); } } ```
30What is printed when the main method runs?
31A method is needed to return a new array where each element is doubled. Which method signature correctly accomplishes this?
32Given an array arr of length 5, which code snippet correctly creates a copy using System.arraycopy?
33A method is declared as 'public void printElements(int... numbers)'. Which invocation will cause a compilation error?
34A method 'public static void sort(int[] arr)' sorts the array in place. After calling 'sort(data)', the original array 'data' is changed. Which design issue does this demonstrate?
35A method 'public static double average(int[] numbers) { int sum = 0; for (int i = 0; i < numbers.length; i++) sum += numbers[i]; return sum / numbers.length; }' is called with array {10, 20, 30}. What change is needed to return the correct average?
36Which method invocation is ambiguous given these overloaded methods? public void process(int[] a) and public void process(int... a)
37A method 'public static int[] generate() { int[] result = new int[10]; for (int i = 0; i < result.length; i++) result[i] = i * 2; return result; }' is defined. Which statement correctly calls this method and stores the result?
38Given 'int[] source = {1,2,3,4,5};' and 'int[] dest = new int[3];' which code correctly copies the first three elements from source to dest using System.arraycopy?
39A method 'public static void modify(int[][] matrix) { matrix[0][0] = 99; }' is called with 'int[][] values = {{1,2},{3,4}}; modify(values);'. What is the value of values[0][0] after the call?
40Which TWO are valid ways to declare and initialize an array of Strings?
41Which TWO methods correctly modify the passed array in place?
42Which THREE statements are true about passing arrays to methods in Java?
43Refer to the exhibit. What is the output?
44Refer to the exhibit. Which overloaded methods cause this compilation error?
45Refer to the exhibit. The code at line 6 of ArrayExample.java is: int[] arr = {10, 20, 30, 40, 50}; int sum = 0; for (int i = 0; i <= arr.length; i++) sum += arr[i]; Which change fixes the exception?
46Consider the following code that attempts to swap the first two elements of an array using a method: public static void swap(int[] arr) { int temp = arr[0]; arr[0] = arr[1]; arr[1] = temp; } public static void main(String[] args) { int[] values = {1, 2}; swap(values); System.out.println(values[0] + " " + values[1]); } What is the output?
47A developer implements a method to check if a number exists in an array using binary search. The array is not sorted. What will happen?
48Which approach does NOT create a new array that is independent of the original?
49A method is designed to reverse an array of integers. The method signature is: public static void reverse(int[] arr). The method correctly reverses the array. Which statement is true about the method?
50A developer writes a method that takes a variable number of integer arguments and returns the maximum. Which method signature is correct?
51Consider the following code: int[] arr = new int[5]; for (int i = 0; i <= arr.length; i++) { arr[i] = i; } System.out.println(arr[0]); What is the result?
52A method that calculates the average of an array of doubles is defined as: public static double average(double[] values) { double sum = 0; for (double v : values) sum += v; return sum / values.length; } Which call is valid?
53Given the code: int[] a = {1, 2, 3}; int[] b = {4, 5}; a = b; b[0] = 99; System.out.println(a[0]); What is the output?
54Given the code: public class Test { public static void change(int[] arr) { arr = new int[]{10, 20}; } public static void main(String[] args) { int[] arr = {1, 2}; change(arr); System.out.println(arr[0]); } } What is the output?
55Which two of the following are valid ways to declare and initialize an array of integers? (Select two.)
56Which three statements about method overloading are true? (Select three.)
57Which two statements about passing arrays to methods are correct? (Select two.)
58What is the output?
59What is the output?
60What is the output?
61Which of the following is not a valid array variable declaration in Java?
62Given the method: public static void modify(int[] data) { data = new int[]{10,20}; } What is the output of: int[] vals = {1,2}; modify(vals); System.out.println(vals[0]);
63Which statement about method overloading with array parameters is true?
64A developer writes a method that accepts an array and returns the sum of all elements. Which implementation is correct if the array might be null?
65What is the result of the following code? int[] arr = new int[3]; arr[3] = 5; System.out.println(arr[3]);
66A developer wants to sort an array of primitive ints in descending order. Which approach will work without using third-party libraries?
67Which two statements about the Arrays class are true? (Choose two.)
68Which two statements about method parameter passing in Java are true? (Choose two.)
69Which three statements about arrays are correct? (Choose three.)
70A company manages employee data stored in an array of Employee objects. The HR application frequently needs to find an employee by ID. The current implementation uses a linear search through the array each time. Performance reports indicate that this search is becoming a bottleneck as the company grows. The array is not sorted, and the company does not want to sort it because the order is meaningful for display. The array is large and frequently updated. The development team considers several options to improve the search performance without changing the array order. Which approach should they implement?
71A team is developing a financial application that processes large arrays of market data. They have a method that calculates moving averages by copying a subarray for each window. The current implementation creates a new array for each window using System.arraycopy. The application is running slowly in production. The team identifies that the method is called millions of times per minute. The array is large and the window size is small. The garbage collector overhead is high due to many short-lived arrays. Which optimization should they apply to reduce object creation and improve performance?
72A developer is writing a method to compute the average of an array of scores. The method should handle edge cases gracefully. The scores array may be empty or contain null values if the collection was interrupted. The scores are stored as primitive doubles. Which implementation is safest and follows best practices?
73In a login system, the authentication method receives an array of user roles as a String[] and checks if a specific role is present. The array may be large (thousands of roles), and the method is called frequently for each user request. Performance is critical. The array is static and does not change after initialization. Which approach is most efficient for repeated checks?
74A company's legacy code has a method that takes an array of integers and returns a new array containing only the positive numbers. The current implementation uses a fixed-size array equal to the input size and counts positive numbers, then copies them, but if many negatives exist, the result array has trailing zeros (which are removed by copying again). This wastes memory and time. The array can be large (up to 1 million elements). The developer wants to improve memory efficiency and runtime without using external libraries. Which approach should they implement?
75A new developer writes a method that accepts an array and intends to swap the first and last elements. The code is: public static void swapEnds(int[] arr) { int temp = arr[0]; arr[0] = arr[arr.length-1]; arr[arr.length-1] = temp; } What is a potential issue with this method if the array is empty?
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