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through Java Theory Notes on Command Line Arguments before reading these
objective questions.
1) A command-line argument in Java is a value
passed at the time of ___ a program.
A)
Compiling
B)
Running
C)
-
D)
-
Answer [=]
B
Explanation:
Yes, Command-line arguments are passed at the time of running.
2) Command-line arguments help in a way of ____ data
to a program.
A)
Inputting
B)
Outputting
C)
-
D)
-
Answer [=]
A
Explanation:
Inputting is nothing but supplying data to a program.
3) The command-line arguments are passes at ____.
A)
Runtime
B)
the time of executing a Java program.
C)
the time of compiling a Java program.
D)
None
Answer [=]
B
Explanation:
"Runtime" is different from the "time of running a
program". Runtime is dynamic.
4) When a Java program is executed once, how many
times can you pass data using the Command-line arguments?
A)
1
B)
8
C)
16
D)
None
Answer [=]
A
Explanation:
Only once.
5) If you need to accept data at runtime, you use
___ in Java.
A)
Command-line arguments
B)
Java IO statements
C)
-
D)
-
Answer [=]
B
Explanation:
Java IO statements are Input-Output statements which are part of
java.io.* package.
6) Which is the method that accepts data passed in
the form of command-line arguments in Java?
A)
show() method
B)
main() method
C)
display() method
D)
print() method
Answer [=]
B
Explanation:
Command-line arguments are useful only when you are using and depending
on a MAIN() method.
7) The command-line arguments in Java are used along
with a ____ command.
A)
javac
B)
java or javaw
C)
javap
D)
All the above
Answer [=]
B
Explanation:
You can actually pass string type data with java or javaw command only.
8) The type of Arguments the MAIN method accepts is
___.
A)
Integer[]
B)
Float[]
C)
Long[]
D)
String[]
Answer [=]
D
Explanation:
Yes. The main method accepts String array data.
9) The data that is passed at the time of running a
Java program as command-line arguments are converted into ___ data type.
A)
Integer array
B)
Float array
C)
Character array
D)
String array
Answer [=]
D
Explanation:
Any type of data that can be typed in command prompt as command-line
arguments are converted finally into a String array.
10) The delimiter used to separate command-line
arguments in Java is ____.
A)
Semicolon (;)
B)
Colon (:)
C)
Space
D)
Comman (,)
Answer [=]
C
11) Can you pass a sentence with multiple words
separated by spaces as a single command-line argument in Java?
A)
Yes
B)
No
C)
-
D)
-
Answer [=]
A
Explanation:
You should keep the string or sentence within double quotes to tell the
JVM that you are passing a single command-line argument.
12) What is the output of the below Java program
with command-line arguments?
public class CommandLineArgs1
{
public
static void main(String[] args)
{
for(String
str: args)
{
System.out.println(str);
}
if(args.length == 0)
System.out.println("No arguments passed");
}
c:\folder>java CommandLineArgs1 car brake horn
A)
car brake horn
B)
car
brake
horn
C)
horn brake car
D)
horn
brake
car
Answer [=]
B
Explanation:
Each space tells the JVM to accept a new argument. So, in the above
example, we have passed 3 arguments.
13) Is there any limit to the number of spaces
between two arguments of command-line arguments in Java?
A)
Yes
B)
No
C)
-
D)
-
Answer [=]
B
Explanation:
You can keep any number of spaces between two adjacent arguments.
14) To pass a string as a command-line argument in
Java, you need to surround the text within a pair of ___.
A)
Single Quotes ('abc def')
B)
Double Quotes ("abc def")
C)
Double Spaces( abc def )
D)
Triple Single Quotes ('''abc def''')
Answer [=]
B
Explanation:
Double quotes tell the JVM to interpret all the text with words as a
single string.
15) Choose the correct way of receiving command-line
arguments with in the MAIN method in Java?
A)
public static void main(String[] args)
{
}
B)
public static void main(String args[])
{
}
C)
public static void main(String anyName[])
{
}
D)
All the above.
Answer [=]
D
Explanation:
You can give any name to the String-array variable accepting command-line
arguments.
16) what is the output of the below Java program
with command-line arguments?
public class CommandLineArguments2
{
public
static void main(String[] args)
{
System.out.println(args[1]);
}
}
C:\folder>java CommandLineArguments2 TIGER
A)
CommandLineArguments2
B)
TIGER
C)
Compiler error
D)
None
Answer [=]
C
Explanation:
Program name or class-name is not considered as a command-line argument.
In the above example, one argument is passed (TIGER) which can be accessed by
args[0].
17) Which is the exception or error that is thrown
if a non-existing command-line argument is referred to in a Java program?
A)
StackOverflowError
B)
IndexOutOfBoundsException
C)
ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
D)
ArithmeticException
Answer [=]
C
Explanation:
As the command-line arguments are processed as a String-array, the
exception will be ArrayIndexOutOfBoundException only.
18) Any type of data that can be typed on a console
or ECLIPSE can be passed as a command-line argument. State TRUE or FALSE.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
C)
-
D)
-
Answer [=]
A
Explanation:
TRUE
19) Which are the methods used to parse string
values to the respective data types in Java?
A)
Boolean.parseBoolean(), Byte.parseByte()
B)
Integer.parseInt(), Long.parseLong()
C)
Float.parseFloat(), Double.parseDouble()
D)
All the above
Answer [=]
D
Explanation:
All the above are static methods used to parse String values to the
respective types. Parsing is nothing but converting.
20) What is the output of the below Java program?
public class CommandLineArguments3
{
public
static void main(String[] args)
{
String
name = args[0];
int age =
Integer.parseInt(args[1]);
Boolean
married = Boolean.parseBoolean(args[2]);
Float
salary = Float.parseFloat(args[3]);
System.out.println("Name="+name
+ ", Age=" + age + ", Married=" + married + ",
Salary=$"+ salary);
}
}
C:\folder>java CommandLineArguments3 Marker 25
false 5025.35
A)
Name=Marker, Age=25, Married=false, Salary=$5025.35
B)
Name=Marker, Age=25, Married=false, Salary=$5025
C)
Compiler error
D)
None
Answer [=]
A
Explanation:
The order of parsing is very important. In the above program, we
carefully chose the argument index and parsed correctly.
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