Intro to Java Programming Final Exam Study Guide

Java

Object Oriented programming language

Short-Circuit Evaluation

Operations that only occur if the previous operation was operated (ie. an if inside an if)

Method

Set of code that can be called anywhere in the program

IDE

Software Application that provides an interface for programmers to code in

Casting

Taking an object of one type and turning it into another type

Class

Templates that are used to create objects

Robust

The ability of a program to cope with errors and erroneous inputs

Initialization

The assignment of a value to a new value

Byte Code

The compiled version of a Java program

Instantiation

The creation of a class

Source Code

The physical code that programmers write into the IDE

Garbage Collection

The process by which Java automatically reclaims old data for reuse

Logic Error

When a program does not do what the programmer expects it to do

Continue Statement

When encountered, the program immediately skips the rest of the program inside of the loop and starts at the top

Variable Type

byte, short, int, long, float, double, boolean, char

Sentinel Controlled Loop

A loop where the number of repetitions in not known at the start

Aliasing

Aliasing means that there are multiple aliases or ways to get to a certain location

Java Virtual Machine

Allows a computer to run Java programs

Runtime Error

An error that occurs while the program is running

Arithmetic Expression

An expression that results in a numeric value

Return Type

An item that constrains the type of data returned by a method or program

Object

An object holds variables and methods for use in a program

Syntax Error

Errors that prevent the program from running, like forgetting a semicolon, assigning a number to a variable that hasn't been declared, etc.

Compiler Error

Ex: int = "This is not an int";

Assignment Operator

=

Variable

A container that holds values

Programming Language

A formal language that specifies a set of instructions to produce the desired output

Control Statement

if, else, for, or while loops