Free SpringSource CoreSpringV3.2 Practice Test & Real Exam Questions

Exam Code/Number: CoreSpringV3.2
Exam Name/Title: Core-Spring (based on Spring 3.2)
Certification Provider: SpringSource
Corresponding Certification: SpringSource Certification Program

Exam Questions: 97
Updated On: Jun 01, 2026

Question #1

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

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

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: B Vote an answer

Question #2

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

A. After advice can only be applied to methods which are declared as void

B. AfterReturning advice is invoked if an exception is thrown, which is not the case with After advice

C. AfterReturning advice is only invoked if the method returns successfully, allowing you to limit advice to only those scenarios

D. If an exception is thrown in the join point, it is allowed to propagate, which is not the case with After advice

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

Question #3

You want to externalize constants from your Spring XML configuration file into a .properties file to your Spring beans. Which mechanism could you use? (select one)

A. Use <util:constant ... />

B. Use a BeanPostProcessor

C. Use a PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer

D. Use a PropertyEditor

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

Question #4

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

A. Using XML configuration, the constructor-arg element may be omitted if the constructor requires a single parameter

B. One single bean cannot mix constructor injection with setter injection

C. All of the above

D. Multiple parameters can be dependency injected into a constructor

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: D Vote an answer

Question #5

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

A. The return type must not be "void"

B. The target method may have several arguments

C. There may be several directories between 'rewards' and 'restaurant'

D. There is no restriction on the class name

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: C,D Vote an answer

Question #6

Which of the following statements best describes the benefits of using the Spring Framework with respect to unit testing? (Select one)

A. Your Java code typically has dependencies on Spring Framework classes which are designed to make the job of unit testing easier

B. The extensive runtime checks performed by the ApplicationContext when it initializes make traditional unit testing less important

C. All of the above

D. The Spring Framework encourages you to program to interfaces which makes it easier to stub or mock out dependencies in your code

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: D Vote an answer

Question #7

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)

A. Spring will automatically send a response message

B. The application needs to run in an application server that provides a JMS implementation out of the box

C. The orderListener bean has to implement javax.jms.MessageListener or Spring's SessionAwareMessageListener interface

D. Spring will automatically receive messages from the order.queue.destination

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: D Vote an answer

Question #8

Which of the following statements is NOT a characteristic of Spring Transaction Management? (Select one)

A. The use of JTA transactions is a requirement

B. It abstracts the differences between local and JTA transactions

C. Both declarative and programmatic transaction management is supported

D. It simplifies migration to distributed transactions

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: A Vote an answer

Question #9

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

A. Multiple arguments can be injected into a single method using @Autowired

B. The default behavior is that if a dependency cannot be satisfied with @Autowired, the ApplicationContext will throw a RuntimeException

C. @Autowired is a Spring-specific annotation

D. It cannot be used to annotate fields, only constructors and methods

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: D Vote an answer

Question #10

Select which statement(s) is/are true with respect to programming to interfaces with Spring

A. The use of interfaces allows for reduced coupling between collaborating objects

B. Spring requires all beans to implement interfaces

C. Spring requires all beans to have an empty constructor (either default or declared)

D. Spring requires that parameters in constructors and setters are defined using interface types

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: A Vote an answer

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