CoreSpringV3.2 Exam Training Practice Tests (SpringSource Core-Spring (based on Spring 3.2))]

Question 1

State which type of object the JdbcTemplate can be used to query (select one)

A. Simple types (int, long, String, etc) B. Generic Maps C. Domain Objects D. All of the above

Correct Answer: D

Question 2

@Transactional
public class ClientServiceImpl implements ClientService {
//...
}
Using Spring AOP, you have declared @Transactional at the class level. It applies to:

A. All methods within the ClientServiceImpl class B. This will not compile. @Transactional cannot be declared at the class level C. All methods within the class that have been declared by the ClientService interface D. All public methods within the ClientServiceImpl class

Correct Answer: C

Question 3

Which of the following statements best describes the benefits of using the Spring Framework with respect to unit testing? (Select one)

A. Your Java code typically has dependencies on Spring Framework classes which are designed to make the job of unit testing easier B. The Spring Framework encourages you to program to interfaces which makes it easier to stub or mock out dependencies in your code C. All of the above D. The extensive runtime checks performed by the ApplicationContext when it initializes make traditional unit testing less important

Correct Answer: B

Question 4

<bean name="clientService" class="com.foo.ClientServiceImpl" p:name="myName"/>
Which of the following statements is true regarding the above code sample? (Select one)

A. Neither a or b B. This syntax requires the declaration of the "p" namespace C. myName is a scalar value (as opposed to a reference to an existing bean) D. Both a and b

Correct Answer: D

Question 5

Which statement concerning Aspect Oriented Programming (AOP) is true (Select one)

A. Three of the advice types are "before", "after" and "around" B. Spring AOP implements aspects using the Proxy pattern C. AOP modularizes cross-cutting concerns D. All of the above

Correct Answer: D

Question 6

Spring's RMI Service Exporter provides which of the following services? (select one)

A. Transparently exposes an existing POJO service to the RMI registry B. All of the above C. Avoids the service interface having to extend Remote D. Exposes services that can be accessed via plain RMI

Correct Answer: B

Question 7

To register for a bean destruction callback, one can (Select one)

A. Decorate the destroy method with @PreDestroy B. Decorate the destroy method with @PreDestroy and add a <context:annotation-config /> xml declaration C. Set the lazy-init attribute within the <bean> tag D. Set the bean instance in a "prototype" scope

Correct Answer: B

Question 8

Which of the following statements best describes the After Throwing advice type? (select one)

A. The advice is designed to allow exceptions thrown from a join point to be caught and prevented from propagating up the stack B. The advice is executed after a method invocation throws an exception C. Custom processing can be performed before a join point executes D. The advice is invoked only if the method returns successfully

Correct Answer: B

Question 9

Using declarative transaction management, by default a transaction rolls back if:

A. Null is being returned by a non-void method B. Any uncaught Throwable that inherits from Throwable has been thrown C. Any uncaught exception that inherits from Exception has been thrown D. Any uncaught exception that inherits from RuntimeException has been thrown

Correct Answer: D

Question 10

You want to externalize constants from your Spring XML configuration file into a .properties file to your Spring beans. Which mechanism could you use? (select one)

A. Use a PropertyEditor B. Use a PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer C. Use <util:constant ... /> D. Use a BeanPostProcessor

Correct Answer: B

SpringSource Core-Spring (based on Spring 3.2) - CoreSpringV3.2 Exam Practice Test