Advanced Java Interview Questions 8

Q:In Java, what is the difference between an Interface and an Abstract class?

A: An Abstract class declares have at least one instance method that is declared abstract which will be implemented by the subclasses. An abstract class can have instance methods that implement a default behavior. An Interface can only declare constants and instance methods, but cannot implement default behavior.

Q: Can you have virtual functions in Java? Yes or No. If yes, then what are virtual functions?

A: Yes, Java class functions are virtual by default. Virtual functions are functions of subclasses that can be invoked from a reference to their superclass. In other words, the functions of the actual object are called when a function is invoked on the reference to that object.

Q:Write a function to reverse a linked list p in C++?

A:

Link* reverse_list(Link* p)
{
if (p == NULL)
return NULL;

Link* h = p;
p = p->next;
h->next = NULL;
while (p != null)
{
Link* t = p->next;
p->next = h;
h = p;
p = t;
}

return h;
}

Q:In C++, what is the usefulness of Virtual destructors?

A:Virtual destructors are neccessary to reclaim memory that were allocated for objects in the class hierarchy. If a pointer to a base class object is deleted, then the compiler guarantees the various subclass destructors are called in reverse order of the object construction chain.

Q:What are mutex and semaphore? What is the difference between them?

A:A mutex is a synchronization object that allows only one process or thread to access a critical code block. A semaphore on the other hand allows one or more processes or threads to access a critial code block. A semaphore is a multiple mutex.