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A list of frequently asked jdbc interview questions with answers
aregivenbelow.

1)WhatisJDBC?
JDBCisaJavaAPIthatisusedtoconnectandexecutequeryto
the database. JDBC API uses jdbc drivers to connects to the
database.
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2)WhatisJDBCDriver?
JDBC Driver is a software component that enables java
application to interact with the database.There are 4 types of
JDBCdrivers:
1. JDBCODBCbridgedriver
2. NativeAPIdriver(partiallyjavadriver)
3. NetworkProtocoldriver(fullyjavadriver)
4. Thindriver(fullyjavadriver)
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3) What are the steps to connect to the

databaseinjava?

Registeringthedriverclass
Creatingconnection
Creatingstatement
Executingqueries
Closingconnection
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4)WhataretheJDBCAPIcomponents?
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The java.sql package contains interfaces and classes for JDBC

API.
Interfaces:
Connection
Statement
PreparedStatement
ResultSet
ResultSetMetaData
DatabaseMetaData
CallableStatementetc.
Classes:
DriverManager
Blob
Clob
Types
SQLExceptionetc.

5)WhataretheJDBCstatements?
Thereare3JDBCstatements.
1. Statement
2. PreparedStatement
3. CallableStatement

6) What is the difference between Statement

andPreparedStatementinterface?
In case of Statement, query is complied each time whereas in
case of PreparedStatement, query is complied only once. So
performanceofPreparedStatementisbetterthanStatement.
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7)Howcanweexecutestoredproceduresand
functions?

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By using Callable statement interface, we can execute

proceduresandfunctions.

8) What is the role of JDBC DriverManager

class?
The DriverManager class manages the registered drivers. It
can be used to register and unregister drivers. It provides
factorymethodthatreturnstheinstanceofConnection.
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9)WhatdoestheJDBCConnectioninterface?
The Connection interface maintains a session with the
database. It can be used for transaction management. It
provides factory methods that returns the instance of
Statement,

PreparedStatement,

CallableStatement

and

DatabaseMetaData.
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10)WhatdoestheJDBCResultSetinterface?
TheResultSetobjectrepresentsarowofatable.Itcanbeused
to change the cursor pointer and get the information from the
database.
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11) What does the JDBC ResultSetMetaData

interface?
TheResultSetMetaDatainterfacereturnstheinformationoftable
such as total number of columns, column name, column type
etc.
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12) What does the JDBC DatabaseMetaData

interface?
The DatabaseMetaData interface returns the information of the
database such as username, driver name, driver version,
numberoftables,numberofviewsetc.
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13) Which interface is responsible for

transactionmanagementinJDBC?
The Connection interface provides methods for transaction
managementsuchascommit(),rollback()etc.
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14) What is batch processing and how to

performbatchprocessinginJDBC?
By using batch processing technique in JDBC, we can execute
multiplequeries.Itmakestheperformancefast.
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15) How can we store and retrieve images

fromthedatabase?
By using PreparedStatement interface, we can store and
retrieveimages.
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