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Question 1
 
Method A invokes method A itself. This is called _________.
Question 1 options:
            indirect recursion

            explicit recursion

            direct recursion

            one-step recursion

Question 2
 
What are the base cases in the following recursive method?
public static void recurse(int n)

{

   if (n > 0)

   {

       System.out.print(n % 10);

       recurse(n / 10);

   }

}

Question 2 options:
            n < 0

            n <= 0

            n > 0

            no base cases

Question 3
 
What will be displayed by the method call recurse(1234)?
public static void recurse(int n)

{

   if (n <= 0)

   {

       System.out.print(n % 10);

       recurse(n / 10);

   }

}

Question 3 options:
            1234

            4 3 2 1

            Nothing

            4321

Question 4
 
Analyze the following recursive method and indicate which of the following will be true.
public static long factorial(int n)

{

    return n * factorial(n - 1);

}

Question 4 options:
            Invoking factorial(2) returns 2.

            Invoking factorial(1) returns 1.

            The method runs infinitely and causes a StackOverflowError.

            Invoking factorial(0) returns 0.

Question 5
 
Fill in the code to complete the following method for computing factorial.
// Return the factorial for a specified index

public static long factorial(int n)

{

   if (n == 0)

       return 1;

   else

       return _____________;

}

Question 5 options:
            n * (n - 1)

            n

            n * factorial(n - 1)

            factorial(n - 1) * (n - 1)

Question 6
 
What will be displayed by the method call recurse(6)?
public static int recurse(int n)

{

   if (n <= 1)

       return 1;

   else

       return n + recurse(n - 2);

}

Question 6 options:
            13

            14

            11

            12

Question 7
 
The base case _________ the recursion.
Question 7 options:
            stops

            breaks

            pauses

            starts

Question 8
 
What is the output of the following program?
{

   public static void main(String[] args)

   {

       System.out.println(countDown(2, 0));

   }

   public static int countDown(int n, int result)

   {

       if (n == 0)

           return 0;

       else

           return countDown(n - 1, n + result);

   }

}

Question 8 options:
            1

            3

            0

            2

Question 9
 
Which of the following statements about recursive methods is accurate?
Question 9 options:
            They must have exactly 1 base case and exactly 1 recursive case

            They must have at least 1 base case and at least 1 recursive case

            They must have exactly 1 base case and at least 1 recursive case

            They must have at least 1 base case and exactly 1 recursive case

Question 10
 
Which of the following is a possible disadvantage of recursion?


            Recursive solutions can be less efficient than their iterative counterparts

            Recursive solutions tend to have more local variables than their iterative counterparts

            Recursive solutions tend to be longer than their iterative counterparts

            Recursive solutions are more likely to go into infinite loops than their iterative counterparts

Question 11
 
To declare an interface named A with two generic types, use
Question 11 options:
            public interface A(E) { ... }

            public interface A<E, F> { ... }

            public interface A<E> { ... }

            public interface A(E, F) { ... }

Question 12
 
Will the following code have a runtime error?
Comparable date = new Date();

int i = date.compareTo("time");

Question 12 options:
            Always

            Never

            Only when date contains an invalid date

            Only when date is not the current date

Question 13
 
To create a list to store integers, use
Question 13 options:
            ArrayList<Object> list = new ArrayList<Integer>();

            ArrayList<Number> list = new ArrayList<Integer>();

            ArrayList<int> list = new ArrayList();

            ArrayList<Integer> list = new ArrayList();

Question 14
 
To create a generic type bounded by Number, use
Question 14 options:
            <E extends Object>

            <E extends Number>

            <E>

            <E extends Integer>

Question 15
 
Which of the following describes the benefit of using generic classes to implement collections?
Question 15 options:
            It eliminates the need to downcast objects when they are removed from a collection

            It eliminates the need to upcast objects when they are inserted into a collection

            It eliminates the need to downcast objects when they are inserted into a collection

            It eliminates the need to upcast objects when they are removed from a collection

Question 16
 
Suppose list list1 is [1, 2, 5] and list list2 is [2, 3, 6]. After list1.addAll(list2), list2 is __________.
Question 16 options:
            [1, 5]

            [1, 2, 3, 5, 6]

            [2, 3, 6]

            [1, 2, 2, 3, 5, 6]

Question 17
 
Suppose a list contains {red, red, red, red}. What is the list after the following code?
String element = "red";

for (int i = list.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--)

   if (list.get(i).equals(element))

       list.remove(element);

Question 17 options:
            [red]

            [red, red]

            []

            [red, red, red]

Question 18
 
Which of the following is correct to sort the elements in a list aList?
Question 18 options:
            Arrays.sort(aList)

            new LinkedList<String>(new String[]{red, green, blue})

            Collections.sort(aList)

            aList.sort()

Question 19
Which of the following best describes all objects of type List?
Question 19 options:
            They define an ordered collection that prohibits duplicates

            They define an ordered collection that allows duplicates

            They define an unordered collection that allows duplicates

            They define an unordered collection that prohibits duplicates

Question 20
 
Which of the following problems would be a good candidate for using a stack?
Question 20 options:
            A print spooler that dispatches jobs based on shortest job first

            An inventory system that processes product records by product number

            A program that is designed to evaluate expressions

            A task scheduler that schedules tasks in the order that they are received