Sun Certification Training Guide (310-025, 310-027): Java™ 2 Programmer and Developer Exams

Introduction

This chapter addresses a very specific topic—garbage collection. The chapter is short, but the concepts described in this chapter are important. You are likely to see exam questions that require a solid understanding of garbage collection. This chapter provides you with the background you need to understand the Java garbage-collection mechanism. The review questions and exam questions at the end of this chapter will test your understanding and will give you an idea of the types of questions that you might see on the exam. The concepts presented in this chapter are easy to pick up. With a little studying, you should be able to correctly answer all garbage-collection–related questions on the certification exam.