Java Programming 1 final exam review

two ampersands

AND operator

___ refers to the order in which values are used with operators.

Associativity

After a successful compile, you can run the class file on any computer that has a ___.

Java language interpreter

A(n) ___ causes a value to be sent from a called method back to the calling method.

Return statement

Which escape sequence causes the cursor to move to the beginning of the current line?

\r

You use the ___ operators to preform calculations with values in your programs.

arithmetic

When you execute an if..else statement, only one of the resulting actions takes place depending on the evaluation of the ___ following the if.

boolean expression

true or false

boolean values

You use the ____ data type to hold any single character.

char

___ variables are variables that are shared by every instantiation of a class

class

A variable comes into existence, or ___,when you declare it .

comes into scope

variable comes into existence

comes into scope

The ___ requires three expressions separated with a question mark and a colon

conditional operator

A for loop provides a convenient way to create a(n) ____ loop.

counter- controlled

locating and repairing all syntax errors is part of the process of ___

debugging

Just as you can block statements that depend on an if, you can also block statements that depend on a(n) ___.

else

a double equal sign

equality

An indefinite loop is a(n) ____ loop.

event-controlled

When calling this() from a constructor, it must be the ____ statement within the constructor.

first

A ___ consists of written steps in diagram form, as a series of shapes connected by arrows.

flowchart

When creating a for loop, which statement will correctly initialize more than one variable?

for (a=1, b=2)

Within parentheses are three sections separated by exactly two semi colons

for loop

___ parameters are variables in a method declaration that accept the values from the actual parameters.

formal

Allow you to assign intuitive names to areas of computer memory

high-level programming languages

Another name for a nonstatic member class is a(n) ___.

inner class

in java, you use variables of type ___ to store integers, or whole numbers.

int

A __ is a structure that allows repeated execution of a block of statements

loop

As long as methods do not depend on one another, ____ is a technique that can improve loop performance by combining two loops into one

loop fusion

Low level programming language

machine language

a program written in ___ is the most basic circuitry-level language

machine language

When using equals and not equals for comparisons with objects, you compare the objects' ___ actual values.

memory addresses

When they have the same name, variables within ___ of a class override the class's fields.

methods

rules for the order in which parts of a mathematical expression are evaluated

operator precedence

when your properly ___ a method, you can call it providing different argument lists, and the appropriate version of the method executes.

overload

___ involves using one term to indicate diverse meanings, or writing multiple methods with the same name but with different parameter lists.

overloading

using one term to indicate diverse meanings

overloading

___ describes the feature of language that allows the same words to be interpreted correctly in different situations based on context.

polymorphism

When you want to increase a variable's value by exactly 1, use the ____.

prefix increment operator

a ___ is an error not detected until the program asks the computer to do something wrong, or even illegal, while executing.

run-time error

in java, the reserved keyword ___ means that a method is accessible and usable even though no objects of the class exist.

static

are called class methods

static methods

in java, ___ is a built-in class that provides you with the means for storing and manipulating character strings.

string

The ___ statement is useful when you need to test a single variable against a series of exact integer, character, or string values.

switch

it is a convenience to be able to use one reasonable name for ___ that are functionally identical except for argument types.

tasks

It is important that the loop control ___ be altered within the body of the loop

variable

You can use the asterisk (*) as a ____, which indicates that it can be replaced by any set of characters.

wildcard symbol