What is a Graphics object?

1 The Graphics object represents the part of the Frame that you can draw on.
2 The Graphics object represents the entire monitor.
3 The Graphics object represents the whole Frame.
4 The Graphics object represents the graphics board.
Ans:1

What method must a button listener implement?

1 actionMethod().
2 buttonAction().
3 eventAction().
4 actionPerformed().
Ans:4.

In Java, what do you call an area on the screen that has nice borders and various buttons along the top border?
1 A box.
2 A window.
3 A screen.
4 A frame
Ans:4.

What method changes the color of a content pane?

1 setBackground()
2 setBackgroundColor()
3 setForegroundColor()
4 setColor()
Ans:1

How should a command string be compared with a literal string?

1 equals()
2=
3 equalsIgnoreCase()
4 ==
Ans:1

How can the user be prevented from entering text into a text field?
1 By using setVisible( false )
2 By using setEditable( false )
3 By using setEditable( true )
4 By using setNotEditable()
Ans:2

The three software parts of a GUI program are:

1 Windows, Buttons, Mice
2 Frames, Code, Events
3 GUI Components, Event Listeners, Application Code
4 GUI Components, Graphics, Code
Ans:3

When is the paint() method of a frame object called?

1 The Java system calls it once when the program starts.
2 The main() method calls it once when the program starts.
3 The user calls it to display the frame.
4 The Java system calls it every time it decides to display the frame.
Ans:4.

From what immediate base class is JTextField derived?

1 JText
2 JComponent
3 JTextComponent
4 JField
Ans:3

When the user clicks on a button, what is generated?

1 A Button object.
2 A Container
3 An Event.
4 A Listener.
Ans:3

What type of object determines where GUI components go in the content pane?
1 The layout manager.
2 The layabout programmer.
3 The frame hanger.
4 The layer organizer.
Ans:1

Which of the following are correct event handling methods?

1 MousePressed(MouseClick e){}
2 mousePressed(MouseEvent e){}
3 functionKey(KeyPress k){}
4 componentAdded(ContainerEvent e){}
Ans:2,4

The size of a frame on the screen is measured in:

1 nits
2 dots
3 inches
4 pixels
Ans:4

What is the name for a method that responds to events?

1 An application method.
2 A snoop method.
3 A container method.
4 A listener method.
Ans:4

The fundamental classes for GUI programming are contained in the:

1 Java Enhancement Toolkit
2 Abstract Windowing Toolkit
3 Graphics Event Toolkit
4 GUI toolkit
Ans:2
Which of the following statements are true?
1 The collection interface contains a method called enumerator
2 The iterator method returns an instance of the Vector class
3 The Set interface is designed for unique elements
4 At the root of the collection hierarchy is a class called Collection
Ans:3

How do you indicate where a component will be positioned using Flowlayout?

1 North, South,East,West
2 Assign a row/column grid reference
3 Do nothing; the FlowLayout will position the component
4 Pass a X/Y percentage parameter to the add method
Ans:3

Why does an applet have no main() method?

1 The paint() method is like the main method for an applet.
2 The browser acts as the main. The applet provides methods for the browser.
3 Programs that do graphics don't need a main.
4 Only simple programs need a main.
Ans:2

What is the role of the Graphics object?

1 It contains a list of commands from the browser to your applet.
2 It can be omitted, but is sometimes used for file i/o.
3 It represents the area the applet can draw in and provides drawing methods.
4 It represents the entire screen of the computer monitor.
Ans:3

Which of the following puts "Hello" starting at X=20 Y=50? Assume that graph holds a Graphics object reference.
1 graph.drawString( 20, 50, "Hello" );
2 drawString( "Hello", 20, 50 );
3 graph.drawString( "Hello", 20, 50 );
4 graph.println( "Hello" );
Ans:3 drawstring(String str, int x, int y)

Which of the following draws a circle with a radius of 50 at X=10, Y=20?

1 graph.drawCircle( 50, 50, 10, 20 );
2 graph.drawCircle( 50 );
3 graph.drawOval( 50, 50 );
4 graph.drawOval( 10, 20, 50, 50 ); (X-axes, Y-axes, radius, radius)
Ans:4

What must be imported to get class Applet

1 java.awt.*
2 java.java
3 java.applet.Applet
4 java.util
Ans:3

What must be imported to get most graphics components?

1 java.*
2 java.util.*
3 java.Graphics
4 java.awt.*
Ans:4

What method call is used to draw a line from X=20, Y=30 to X=70, Y=50
1 gr.drawLine( 20, 30, 70, 50 );
2 gr.drawLine( (20, 30), (70, 50) );
3 gr.drawLine( 20, 70, 30, 50 );
4 gr.drawLine( 20, 30, 50, 70 );
Ans:1 drawLine(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2)

What method of your applet is called by the browser when it wishes to display it on the monitor?
1 setColor()
2 setBackground()
3 drawLine()
4 paint()
Ans:4

Can the source code for your applet be compiled by the usual javac compiler?
1 Yes---if you are going to run it from the DOS prompt.
2 Yes---an applet is just another class as far as the compiler is concerned.
3 No---because applets have no main()
4 No---the web browser compiles the code.
Ans:2.

Can two or more applets appear on the same web page?

1 No, applets can't appear on web pages.
2 Yes, but there must be <applet> and </applet> for each one.
3 Yes, put them all between <applet> and </applet>
4 No, only one per page.
Ans:2

The syntax of drawstring() method is…………….

1 void drawstring(String x,int x)
2 void drawstring(String s)
3 void drawstring(intx,inty,string s)
4 void drawstring(String s,intx,int y)
Ans:4

The syntax of paint()method is…………….

1 public void paint(Graphics g)
2 public void paint(String s)
3 public void paint(Graphics g,String s)
4 public void paint()
Ans:1.

The constructor for Font class is…………….

1 Font(String name,int style)
2 Font(String name, int style, int size)
3 Font(String name)
4 Font(String name,int size)
Ans:2 Font myFont = new Font(“Serif”, Font.ITALIC, 12);

To display text in the applet status bar………method is used.

1 showStatus()
2 drawStatusBar()
3 drawStatus()
4 showStatusBar()
Ans:1

Which of the following is an optional attribute of applet tag?

1 Code
2 Name
3 Height
4 Width
Ans:2

Which method is called first by an applet?

1 run()
2 init()
3 paint()
4 start()
Ans:2

Core Java

What should be done to invoke the run() method on a thread for an object derived from the Thread class?
Select the one correct answer.
1 The start() method should be directly invoked on the Object.
2 The init() method should be directly invoked on the Object.
3 The run() method should be directly invoked on the Object.
4 The creation of the object using the new operator would create a new thread and invoke its run() method.
Ans:1
Note: The start() method invokes the run() method when the thread is ready to execute.

What is the default priority of a newly created thread?

1 MAX_PRIORITY (which is defined as 10 in the Thread class.)
2 A thread inherits the priority of its parent thread.
3 NORM_PRIORITY (which is defined as 5 in the Thread class.)
4 MIN_PRIORITY (which is defined as 1 in the Thread class.)
Ans:2
Thread.MIN_PRIORITY = 1
Thread.NORM_PRIORITY = 5
Thread.MAX_PRIORITY = 10

The class Hashtable is used to implement which collection interface.

Select the one correct answer:
1 SortedSet
2 List
3 Map
4 Set
Ans:3

Which of the following statements are true?

Select the two correct answers:
1 The notify() and notifyAll() methods can be used to signal and move waiting threads to ready-to-run state.
2 The wait(), notify(), and notifyAll() methods must be executed in synchronized code.
3 The Thread class is an abstract class.
4 The wait method defined in the Thread class, can be used to convert a thread from Running state to Waiting
state.
Ans:1,2

What is the name of the Collection interface used to represent elements in a sequence (in a particular order)?
Select the one correct answer.
1 Map
2 Set
3 List
4 Collection
Ans:3
Note: The Comparable interface imparts natural ordering to classes that implement it. It can also be used to
override natural ordering.
If the elements have a natural order, TreeSet uses the natural order.

Which of these classes implement the Collection interface SortedMap. Select the one correct answer?
1 TreeMap
2 Hashtable
3 HashMap
4 TreeSet
Ans:1

The start() method invokes the run() method when the thread is ready to execute.
1 Output of first0, first1, second0, second1
2 Compile time error
3 Output of first0, second0, first0, second1
4 Runtime error
Ans:1

Which most closely matches a description of a Java Map?

1 A class for containing unique array elements
2 A vector of arrays for a 2D geographic representation
3 A class for containing unique vector elements
4 An interface that ensures that implementing classes cannot contain duplicate keys
Ans:4
Note: Because Set and Map both are not allow duplicate values.

How does the set collection deal with duplicate elements?

1 Duplicate values will cause an error at compile time
2 An exception is thrown if you attempt to add an element with a duplicate value
3 The add method returns false if you attempt to add an element with a duplicate value
4 A set may contain elements that return duplicate values from a call to the equals method
Ans:3

What can cause a thread to stop executing?

1 A call to the thread's stop method.
2 Another thread is given a higher priority
3 The program exits via a call to System.exit(0);
4 A call to the halt method of the Thread class?
Ans:1,2,3

Under what circumstances might you use the yield method of the Thread class?
1 To call from the currently running thread with a parameter designating which thread should be allowed to run
2 To call from the currently running thread to allow another thread of the same or higher priority to run
3 To allow a thread of higher priority to run
4 To call on a waiting thread to allow it to run
Ans:2
Note: Use the method Thread.yield() to give other runnable threads a chance to execute.

Which of the following are methods of the Thread class?

1 go()
2 stop()
3 yield()
4 sleep(long msec)
Ans:4,2,3

Which of the following methods are members of the Vector class and allow you to input a new element?
1 addItem
2 append
3 addElement
4 insert
Ans:3

Which of the following are methods of the Collection interface?

1 isEmpty
2 iterator
3 setText
4 toArray
Ans:1,2, 4
Note: add(), remove(), size(), isEmpty(), contains(), iterator().

SortedMap is a/an?
1 Class
2 Interface
3 Method
4 Abstract Class
Ans:2

How can you prevent a member variable from becoming serialized?

1 You cannot.
2 By marking it transient
3 By marking it volatile
4 By marking it private
Ans:2

What can cause a thread to become non-runnable?

1 Calling the notifyAll method on an object.
2 Calling the notify method on an object.
3 Exiting from a synchronized block
4 Calling the wait method on an object.
Ans:4

Declare and construct a Vector with 20 initial slots and an increment size of 5.
1 Vector v = new Vector(20)
2 Vector v(20) = new Vector(5)
3 Vector v = new Vector(20, 5)
4 Vector[] v = new Vector(20,5)
Ans:3 Vector v = new Vector(initial size, increment);

A Vector object acts like:

1 An array of primitive values.
2 An array of primitive values or of object references.
3 An array of references to objects of a particlar class.
4 An array of references to objects of class Object.
Ans:4

Which of the following opens the file "myData.stuff" for Input?

1 FileInputStreamfis = new FileInputStream( new BufferedInputStream( "myData.stuff") )
2 FileInputStreamfis = new FileInputStream( "myData.stuff", true)
3 FileInputStreamfis = new FileInputStream( "myData.stuff")
4 DataInputStream dis = new DataInputStream( "myData.stuff" )
Ans:2
Note:
FileInputStream infile = new FileInputStream("myfile.dat");
FileOutputStream outfile = new FileOutputStream("results.dat");

Which of the following best describes the use of the synchronized keyword?
1 Ensures only one thread at a time may access a method or object
2 Allows two process to run in parallel but to communicate with each other
3 Ensures that two or more Threads will start and end at the same time
4 Ensures that two or more processes will start and end at the same time
Ans:1

What package holds the File class?

1 java.file
2 java.io
3 java.lang
4 java.util
Ans:2

What method of File is used to test if a file or directory exists?

1 list()
2 isFile()
3 exists()
4 isDirectory()
Ans:3
Note: java.io.File.exists()

A program uses the FileWriter constructor with the string "newFile.txt". What happens if "newFile.txt" already
exists?
1 The constructor returns null.
2 The program exits.
3 The existing file is erased and replace with a new, empty one.
4 An exception is thrown.
Ans:3

What File method creates a new disk directory?

1 dir()
2 mkdir()
3 list()
4 makeDirectory()
Ans:2

In the following, what is the directory separator character?

C:\MyFiles\Programs\Examples\someFile.txt
1.
2:
3\
4/
Ans:3

How many bits per character does a Java program use?

1 16
24
3 32
48
Ans:1

What does the flush() method of a stream do?

1 It ensures that all pending output operations are completed.
2 It erases all the data in the file.
3 It summons the garbage collector.
4 It initializes the output methods.
Ans:1

What data type does readLine() return?

1 String
2 int
3 char
4 byte[]
Ans:1

What class does readLine() belong to?

1 InputStreamReader
2 BufferedReader
3 FileReader
4 Reader
Ans:2

What abstract data type is the ancestor of all streams that output byte-oriented data?
1 OutputStream
2 BinaryOutputStream
3 ByteStream
4 ByteOutputStream
Ans:1

What is the DataInputStream method that reads an int value?

1 ReadInt( )
2 readInt()
3 read()
4 ReadInteger()
Ans:2

What happens when the constructor for FileInputStream fails to open a file for reading?
1 It returns null.
2 It throws a DataFormatException.
3 It throws aArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException.
4 It throws a FileNotFoundException.
Ans:4

Which of the following statements are true. Select the two correct answers.
1 The wait method defined in the Thread class, can be used to convert a thread from Running state to Waiting
state.
2 The Thread class is an abstract class.
3 The notify() and notifyAll() methods can be used to signal and move waiting threads to ready-to-run state.
4 The wait(), notify(), and notifyAll() methods must be executed in synchronized code.
Ans:3,4

Which of these classes implement the Collection interface SortedMap. Select the one correct answer?
1 Hashtable
2 HashMap
3 TreeSet
4 TreeMap
Ans:4

How does the set collection deal with duplicate elements?

1 A set may contain elements that return duplicate values from a call to the equals method
2 The add method returns false if you attempt to add an element with a duplicate value
3 Duplicate values will cause an error at compile time
4 An exception is thrown if you attempt to add an element with a duplicate value
Ans:2

What can cause a thread to stop executing?

1 Another thread is given a higher priority
2 A call to the thread's stop method.
3 A call to the halt method of the Thread class?
4 The program exits via a call to System.exit(0);
Ans:1,2,4

Which of the following are methods of the Thread class?

1 sleep(long msec)
2 yield()
3 stop()
4 go()
Ans:1,2,3

Which of the following are methods of the Collection interface?

1 setText
2 iterator
3 toArray
4 isEmpty
Ans:2,3,4
Note: add(), remove(), size(), isEmpty(), contains(), iterator(). We found toArray() method from google search.
How can you prevent a member variable from becoming serialized?
1 By marking it volatile
2 By marking it private
3 By marking it transient
4 You can not.
Ans:3

What is the name of the printed output of a program that shows the byte-by-byte contents of a binary file?
1 Pattern Listing
2 Binary Refuse
3 Hex Dump
4 Charmed Display
Ans:3 Hex Dump = Hexadecimal.

Basic graphing methods:

Line:
drawLine(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2)

Rectangle:
drawRect(int x, int y, int width, int length)

Oval/Circle:
drawOval(int x, int y, int width, int length)
drawCircle(int x, int y, int radius, int radius)

Arc:
drawArc(int x, int y, int width, int length, int startAngle, int arctAngle)

Polygon:
drawPolygon(int x[], int y[], int n)

String (text):
drawstring(String str, int x, int y)