Java: Which statement about Streams Basics is the strongest interview answer?

Difficulty:

Easy

Questions:

1

Time Limit:

2 minutes

Passing Score:

100%

Question

Which statement about Streams Basics is the strongest interview answer?

  1. Streams describe a pipeline of operations over data rather than manual external iteration.
  2. Streams Basics is mostly a naming style choice and has little effect on runtime or design.
  3. Streams Basics exists mainly to reduce the number of Java files in a project.
  4. Streams Basics matters only for frontend frameworks, not for core Java applications.

Hint

Start with the core rule behind Streams Basics.

Answer and rationale

Correct answer: A. Streams describe a pipeline of operations over data rather than manual external iteration.

Streams describe a pipeline of operations over data rather than manual external iteration. This is the base concept interviewers commonly test first.

Track: Java