Java II Chapter 12: Exception Handling Questions with Complete Solutions

Java II Chapter 12: Exception Handling Questions
with Complete Solutions
Which of the following is NOT a component of a try block?
a. a closing curly brace
b. the keyword
c. executable statements
d. a throw statement
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599 ✔️✔️d. a throw statement


A(n) ____ clause is used in the method header so that applications that use your methods are
notified of the potential for an exception.
a. throws
b. return
c. stack
d. exception
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624 ✔️✔️a. throws


In order to use a variable both with a try or catch block and afterward, you must declare the
variable before the ____ block begins.
a. catch
b. try
c. main
d. finally
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, 606 ✔️✔️b. try


In the case where a method might throw more than one exception type, you specify a list of
potential exceptions in the method header by separating them with ____.
a. spaces
b. semicolons
c. commas
d. periods
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625 ✔️✔️c. commas


The ___________ class comprises less serious errors that represent unusual conditions that
arise while a program is running and from which the program can recover.
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595 ✔️✔️Exception


If you create an object using Java's BigDecimal class, and then perform a division that results in
a non-terminating decimal division such as 1/3, but specify that an exact result is needed, a(n)
__________ is thrown.
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603 ✔️✔️Arithmetic Expression


Any _____ block might throw an Exception for which you did not provide a catch block.
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616 ✔️✔️try


The memory location known as the __________ is where the computer stores the list of
method locations to which the system must return.