Q1. What is an Externalizable interface ?
Ans. Externalizable interface is used to write the state of an object into a byte stream in compressed format. It contains two methods readExternal and writeExternal. These methods give you a control over the serialization mechanism.
Q2. Difference between serializable and externalizable interface ?
Ans. Serializable is a marker interface whereas externalizable is not.
Q3. Externalizable is a / an ...
a.Abstract Class
b.Concrete Class
c.Interface
d.Package
Ans.Interface
Q4. Name few classes that implement Externalizable interface?
Ans.[MimeType, ActivationDataFlavor]