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Java · Junior · Theory

Tell me how memory is organized in the JVM: what's the difference between the stack and the heap, and what's stored where?

~4 min by voice

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The interviewer is checking a basic understanding of the JVM memory model: where objects live and where local variables and references live, how this relates to threads and garbage collection, and what errors happen when each area overflows.

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Best with headphones · ~4 min