What is a “resource leak”?

What will be an ideal response?


A program that terminates abruptly could leave a resource in a state in which other programs would not be able to acquire the resource, or the program itself might not be able to reacquire a “leaked” resource.

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To declare variables and their associated data types in a procedure, the ____________________ statement is used.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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All objects in an object-oriented program are instantiated (created) from a(n) ____.

A. object B. method C. class D. source

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The tool used to view the processes that are running on a Windows computer is the ________.

a. Control Panel b. Task Manager c. Device Manager d. Safe Mode

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