Question

Differentiate between main() method and other methods.

Answer 1

Feature	Main() Method	Other Methods
Purpose	Acts as the starting point of program execution.	Performs specific, reusable tasks or calculations.
Invocation	Called automatically by the system runtime (JVM/CLR).	Must be called explicitly by the programmer.
Naming	Name must strictly be main (case-sensitive).	Can have any valid user-defined name.
Quantity	Only one primary main method per executable application.	A program can have an unlimited number of methods.
Signature	Requires a strict predefined signature (e.g., public static void main(String[] args)	Signature is flexible and defined by the developer.
Return Type	Usually void or int depending on the language.	Can return any valid data type or no value (void).
Arguments	Accepts a specific array of command-line strings.	Can accept any number, type, or no arguments at all.