Programming Ch. 7
s used to locate a specific item in a larger collection of data.
A search algorithm
False
A sorting algorithm is used to locate a specific item in a larger collection of data.(T/F)
subscript
A(n) ________ is used as an index to pinpoint a specific element within an array.
True
An ArrayList object automatically expands in size to accommodate the items stored in it.(T/F)
consists of an array of references to String objects.
An array of String objects
True
Java does not limit the number of dimensions that an array may have.(T/F)
remove
The ________ method removes an item from an ArrayList at a specific index.
toString
This method returns a string representing all of the items stored in an ArrayList object.
All of these
When an array is passed to a method
set
You can use the ________ method to replace an item at a specific location in an ArrayList.
add
You can use this ArrayList class method to insert an item at a specific location in an ArrayList.
size
You use this method to determine the number of items stored in an ArrayList object.
In order to do a binary search on an array,
the array must first be sorted in ascending order.
A partially filled array is normally used
with an accompanying integer value that holds the number of items stored in the array.
What is a ragged array?
a two-dimensional array where the rows have a different number of columns
True
Objects in an array are accessed with subscripts, just like any other data type in an array.(T/F)
variable-length argument lists
ava provides a mechanism known as ________, which makes it possible to write a method that takes a variable number of arguments.
True
To determine if two arrays are equal, you must compare each of the elements of the two arrays.(T/F)