Garbage collection is best defined as which of the following?

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This Medium Programming Concepts MCQ checks one syllabus fact.

The question is: “Garbage collection is best defined as which of the following?”

The accepted answer is B. An automatic memory management process that reclaims memory occupied by objects no longer in use.. Garbage collection is best defined as which of the following is answered by An automatic memory management process that reclaims memory occupied by objects no longer in use option B Option A A variable listed in a function's definition that receives a value when the function is called does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of An automatic memory management process that reclaims memory occupied by objects no longer in use Option C A software design technique that breaks a program into separate interchangeable modules does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of An automatic memory management process that reclaims memory occupied by objects no longer.

A. A variable listed in a function's definition that receives a value when the function is called.
Why not A: “A variable listed in a function's definition that receives a value when the function is called.” is not correct. The accepted answer is B. An automatic memory management process that reclaims memory occupied by objects no longer in use.. Garbage collection is best defined as which of the following is answered by An automatic memory management process that reclaims memory occupied by objects no longer in use option
B. An automatic memory management process that reclaims memory occupied by objects no longer in use. ✓
C. A software design technique that breaks a program into separate, interchangeable modules.
Why not C: “A software design technique that breaks a program into separate, interchangeable modules.” is not correct. The accepted answer is B. An automatic memory management process that reclaims memory occupied by objects no longer in use.. Garbage collection is best defined as which of the following is answered by An automatic memory management process that reclaims memory occupied by objects no longer in use option
D. An informal, high-level description of a program's logic that is not tied to any specific programming language syntax.
Why not D: “An informal, high-level description of a program's logic that is not tied to any specific programming language syntax.” is not correct. The accepted answer is B. An automatic memory management process that reclaims memory occupied by objects no longer in use.. Garbage collection is best defined as which of the following is answered by An automatic memory management process that reclaims memory occupied by objects no longer in use option

Correct answer

B. An automatic memory management process that reclaims memory occupied by objects no longer in use.

Explanation

Garbage collection is best defined as which of the following is answered by An automatic memory management process that reclaims memory occupied by objects no longer in use option B Option A A variable listed in a function's definition that receives a value when the function is called does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of An automatic memory management process that reclaims memory occupied by objects no longer in use Option C A software design technique that breaks a program into separate interchangeable modules does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of An automatic memory management process that reclaims memory occupied by objects no longer.

Source: Programming Concepts Official Reference Guide

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