Question 1

Select which statement is true with respect to constructor injection with Spring (select one)

Accepted Answer

A)  Multiple parameters can be dependency injected into a constructor 
B)  Using XML configuration, the constructor-arg element may be omitted if the constructor requires a single parameter 
C)  One single bean cannot mix constructor injection with setter injection 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Multiple parameters can be dependency injected into a constructor 
B)  Using XML configuration, the constructor-arg element may be omitted if the constructor requires a single parameter 
C)  One single bean cannot mix constructor injection with setter injection 
D)  All of the above A

Question 2

Select which of the following is a mechanism which can be used with Spring Security to store user details (select one)

Accepted Answer

A)  Database 
B)  LDAP 
C)  Properties file 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Database 
B)  LDAP 
C)  Properties file 
D)  All of the above D

Question 3

Which of the following methods is NOT provided by the JmsTemplate? (select one)

Accepted Answer

A)  setDefaultDestination 
B)  onMessage (asynchronous call) 
C)  convertAndSend 
D)  receiveAndConvert (synchronous call) 
A)  setDefaultDestination 
B)  onMessage (asynchronous call) 
C)  convertAndSend 
D)  receiveAndConvert (synchronous call) B

Question 4

Consider the following complete configuration sample:

Which of the following statements is true? (Select one)

Accepted Answer

A)  This configuration is correct 
B)  This configuration is not valid because the first bean should have an id. Its value should be "rewardNetwork". 
C)  This configuration is not valid because the second bean should have an id. Its value should be "accountRepository". 
D)  Both (b) and (c) 
A)  This configuration is correct 
B)  This configuration is not valid because the first bean should have an id. Its value should be "rewardNetwork". 
C)  This configuration is not valid because the second bean should have an id. Its value should be "accountRepository". 
D)  Both (b) and (c)

Question 5

ClientService service = applicationContext.getBean(ClientService.class) Which statement is true with regards to the above example? (select one)

Accepted Answer

A)  It returns the bean called "ClientService" 
B)  It returns a bean of the type ClientService (regardless of its id or name) 
C)  This syntax is not valid because the bean id must be specified as a method param 
D)  This syntax is not valid because the result of the getBean method should be explicitely cast into ClientService 
A)  It returns the bean called "ClientService" 
B)  It returns a bean of the type ClientService (regardless of its id or name) 
C)  This syntax is not valid because the bean id must be specified as a method param 
D)  This syntax is not valid because the result of the getBean method should be explicitely cast into ClientService

Question 6

Which of the following is a valid optional attribute for a transaction definition? (select one)

Accepted Answer

A)  Propagation behavior 
B)  An isolation level 
C)  A read-only flag 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Propagation behavior 
B)  An isolation level 
C)  A read-only flag 
D)  All of the above

Question 7

Identify the correct statement(s) about the following pointcut expression: execution(* rewards..restaurant.*.*(*)) (select one or several answers)

Accepted Answer

A)  There may be several directories between 'rewards' and 'restaurant' 
B)  There is no restriction on the class name 
C)  The target method may have several arguments 
D)  The return type must not be "void" 
A)  There may be several directories between 'rewards' and 'restaurant' 
B)  There is no restriction on the class name 
C)  The target method may have several arguments 
D)  The return type must not be "void"

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true with respect to Spring's support for Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) libraries (select one)

Accepted Answer

A)  Spring supports management of Hibernate Sessions or JPA PersistenceContexts in combination with local transactions 
B)  Spring provides support for translating exceptions thrown from ORM libraries into Spring's own exception hierarchy 
C)  Spring provides FactoryBeans to configure each of the supported ORM libraries 
D)  All of the above is true 
A)  Spring supports management of Hibernate Sessions or JPA PersistenceContexts in combination with local transactions 
B)  Spring provides support for translating exceptions thrown from ORM libraries into Spring's own exception hierarchy 
C)  Spring provides FactoryBeans to configure each of the supported ORM libraries 
D)  All of the above is true

Question 9

Which of the following statements defines a "pointcut"? (select one)

Accepted Answer

A)  A point in the execution of a program such as a method call or field assignment 
B)  A module that encapsulates advices 
C)  An expression that selects one or more join points 
D)  None of the above 
A)  A point in the execution of a program such as a method call or field assignment 
B)  A module that encapsulates advices 
C)  An expression that selects one or more join points 
D)  None of the above

Question 10

Assuming a web application context name of "rewardsonline", a servlet mapping of "/admin/*", and an incoming URL of "/rewarsdonline/admin/accounts/show", what is the URL used for Spring MVC request-mapping purposes? (select one)

Accepted Answer

A)  /rewardsonline/admin/accounts/show 
B)  /admin/acounts/show 
C)  /accounts/show 
D)  /show 
A)  /rewardsonline/admin/accounts/show 
B)  /admin/acounts/show 
C)  /accounts/show 
D)  /show

Question 11

Which of the following statements about the @PostConstruct annotation is NOT true? (select one)

Accepted Answer

A) It is a JSR-250 standard Java annotation B) There are no restrictions on method name or visibility of a method which can be annotated with @PostConstruct C) It can be enabled using the tag D) It is called before setter injection A) It is a JSR-250 standard Java annotation B) There are no restrictions on method name or visibility of a method which can be annotated with @PostConstruct C) It can be enabled using the tag D) It is called before setter injection

Question 12

Identify the correct statement(s) regarding the <aop:aspectj-autoproxy /> tag (Select one or multiple answers)

Accepted Answer

A)  Can only be used with AspectJ (as opposed to Spring AOP) 
B)  Enables the detection of @Aspect annotated classes 
C)  Allows to define a list of names to include so Spring is not going to scan all the beans at startup 
A)  Can only be used with AspectJ (as opposed to Spring AOP) 
B)  Enables the detection of @Aspect annotated classes 
C)  Allows to define a list of names to include so Spring is not going to scan all the beans at startup

Question 13

Which statement best describes the advantage of using AfterReturning advice, rather than simply using after advice? (Select one)

Accepted Answer

A)  If an exception is thrown in the join point, it is allowed to propagate, which is not the case with After advice 
B)  AfterReturning advice is invoked if an exception is thrown, which is not the case with After advice 
C)  After advice can only be applied to methods which are declared as void 
D)  AfterReturning advice is only invoked if the method returns successfully, allowing you to limit advice to only those scenarios 
A)  If an exception is thrown in the join point, it is allowed to propagate, which is not the case with After advice 
B)  AfterReturning advice is invoked if an exception is thrown, which is not the case with After advice 
C)  After advice can only be applied to methods which are declared as void 
D)  AfterReturning advice is only invoked if the method returns successfully, allowing you to limit advice to only those scenarios

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Which of the following statements about Spring's JUnit integration testing support is true? (select one)

Accepted Answer

A)  A new ApplicationContext is initialized and created for each test method 
B)  To obtain references to  the Spring bean(s) you want to test, you need to call getBean() on the ApplicationContext provided 
C)  You can indicate which XML configuration files the test class will use to create the ApplicationContext 
D)  All of the above 
A)  A new ApplicationContext is initialized and created for each test method 
B)  To obtain references to  the Spring bean(s) you want to test, you need to call getBean() on the ApplicationContext provided 
C)  You can indicate which XML configuration files the test class will use to create the ApplicationContext 
D)  All of the above

Question 16

Security filters are used in Spring Security in which ways? (select one)

Accepted Answer

A)  To drive authentication 
B)  To enforce authorization of web requests 
C)  To provide a logout capability 
D)  All of the above 
A)  To drive authentication 
B)  To enforce authorization of web requests 
C)  To provide a logout capability 
D)  All of the above

Question 17

import com.springsource.service.*; ... @Configuration public class AppConfig { @Bean public ClientService clientService() { return new ClientServiceImpl(); } } What is the id of the declared bean? (Select one)

Accepted Answer

A)  clientService (starting with lower-case "c") 
B)  ClientService (starting with capital "C") 
C)  com.springsource.service.ClientService 
D)  com.springsource.service.ClientServiceImpl 
A)  clientService (starting with lower-case "c") 
B)  ClientService (starting with capital "C") 
C)  com.springsource.service.ClientService 
D)  com.springsource.service.ClientServiceImpl

Question 18

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of Spring JDBC? (Select one)

Accepted Answer

A)  Can be configured exclusively using annotations 
B)  Provides a callback approach when greater developer control is needed 
C)  Connections are acquired and released from the DataSource automatically 
D)  Translation of root cause checked exceptions to Spring DataAccessExceptions 
A)  Can be configured exclusively using annotations 
B)  Provides a callback approach when greater developer control is needed 
C)  Connections are acquired and released from the DataSource automatically 
D)  Translation of root cause checked exceptions to Spring DataAccessExceptions

Question 19

Consider the following Spring JMS configuration Which of the following statements is truE. (select one)

Accepted Answer

A)  Spring will automatically receive messages from the order.queue.destination 
B)  The orderListener bean has to implement javax.jms.MessageListener or Spring's SessionAwareMessageListener interface 
C)  The application needs to run in an application server that provides a JMS implementation out of the box 
D)  Spring will automatically send a response message 
A)  Spring will automatically receive messages from the order.queue.destination 
B)  The orderListener bean has to implement javax.jms.MessageListener or Spring's SessionAwareMessageListener interface 
C)  The application needs to run in an application server that provides a JMS implementation out of the box 
D)  Spring will automatically send a response message

Question 20

Identify the correct statement(s) about the following pointcut expression: execution(* rewards.restaurant.*Service.find(..))

Accepted Answer

A)  The target's type should end with "Service" 
B)  The target method name could be "findRestaurantById" 
C)  The target method should have one argument only 
D)  The target method may have several arguments 
A)  The target's type should end with "Service" 
B)  The target method name could be "findRestaurantById" 
C)  The target method should have one argument only 
D)  The target method may have several arguments

Select which statement is true with respect to constructor injection with Spring (select one)

Select which of the following is a mechanism which can be used with Spring Security to store user details (select one)

Which of the following methods is NOT provided by the JmsTemplate? (select one)

Consider the following complete configuration sample: < bean class="rewards.internal.RewardNetworkImpl" > < property name="accountRepository" ref="accountRepository" /> < /bean> < bean class="rewards.internal.account.JdbcAccountRepository"/> Which of the following statements is true? (Select one)

ClientService service = applicationContext.getBean(ClientService.class) Which statement is true with regards to the above example? (select one)

Which of the following is a valid optional attribute for a transaction definition? (select one)

Identify the correct statement(s) about the following pointcut expression: execution(* rewards..restaurant..(*)) (select one or several answers)

Which of the following statements is true with respect to Spring's support for Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) libraries (select one)

Which of the following statements defines a "pointcut"? (select one)

Assuming a web application context name of "rewardsonline", a servlet mapping of "/admin/*", and an incoming URL of "/rewarsdonline/admin/accounts/show", what is the URL used for Spring MVC request-mapping purposes? (select one)

Which of the following statements about the @PostConstruct annotation is NOT true? (select one)

Identify the correct statement(s) regarding the <aop:aspectj-autoproxy /> tag (Select one or multiple answers)

Which statement best describes the advantage of using AfterReturning advice, rather than simply using after advice? (Select one)

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

Which of the following statements about Spring's JUnit integration testing support is true? (select one)

Security filters are used in Spring Security in which ways? (select one)

import com.springsource.service.*; ... @Configuration public class AppConfig { @Bean public ClientService clientService() { return new ClientServiceImpl(); } } What is the id of the declared bean? (Select one)

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of Spring JDBC? (Select one)

Consider the following Spring JMS configuration <jms:listener-container connection-factory="connectionFactory"> <jms:listener destination="order.queue" ref="orderListener" method="order"/> </jms:listener-container> Which of the following statements is truE. (select one)

Identify the correct statement(s) about the following pointcut expression: execution(* rewards.restaurant.*Service.find(..))

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Exam 1: Core-Spring (based on Spring 3.2)

Select which statement is true with respect to constructor injection with Spring (select one)

Select which of the following is a mechanism which can be used with Spring Security to store user details (select one)

Which of the following methods is NOT provided by the JmsTemplate? (select one)

Consider the following complete configuration sample: < bean class="rewards.internal.RewardNetworkImpl" > < property name="accountRepository" ref="accountRepository" /> < /bean> < bean class="rewards.internal.account.JdbcAccountRepository"/> Which of the following statements is true? (Select one)

ClientService service = applicationContext.getBean(ClientService.class) Which statement is true with regards to the above example? (select one)

Which of the following is a valid optional attribute for a transaction definition? (select one)

Identify the correct statement(s) about the following pointcut expression: execution(* rewards..restaurant.*.*(*)) (select one or several answers)

Which of the following statements is true with respect to Spring's support for Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) libraries (select one)

Which of the following statements defines a "pointcut"? (select one)

Assuming a web application context name of "rewardsonline", a servlet mapping of "/admin/*", and an incoming URL of "/rewarsdonline/admin/accounts/show", what is the URL used for Spring MVC request-mapping purposes? (select one)

Which of the following statements about the @PostConstruct annotation is NOT true? (select one)

Identify the correct statement(s) regarding the <aop:aspectj-autoproxy /> tag (Select one or multiple answers)

Which statement best describes the advantage of using AfterReturning advice, rather than simply using after advice? (Select one)

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

Which of the following statements about Spring's JUnit integration testing support is true? (select one)

Security filters are used in Spring Security in which ways? (select one)

import com.springsource.service.*; ... @Configuration public class AppConfig { @Bean public ClientService clientService() { return new ClientServiceImpl(); } } What is the id of the declared bean? (Select one)

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of Spring JDBC? (Select one)

Consider the following Spring JMS configuration <jms:listener-container connection-factory="connectionFactory"> <jms:listener destination="order.queue" ref="orderListener" method="order"/> </jms:listener-container> Which of the following statements is truE. (select one)

Identify the correct statement(s) about the following pointcut expression: execution(* rewards.restaurant.*Service.find(..))

Filters

Identify the correct statement(s) about the following pointcut expression: execution(* rewards..restaurant..(*)) (select one or several answers)