Java: Chapter 1 Review

You save text files containing Java source code using the file extension:

.java

You must compile classes written in Java into:

bytecode

Nonexecuting program statements that provide documentation are called:

comments

After you write and save a Java application file, you _________ it.

compile and then interpret

A_____________ translates high-level language statements into machine code.

compiler

In a Java program, you must use __________ to separate classes, objects, and methods.

dots

Languages that let you use a vocabulary of descriptive terms, such as "read", "write", or "add" are known as:

high-level languages

The command to execute a compiled Java application is:

java

Java supports three types of comments:

line, block, and javadoc

The most basic circuitry-level computer language, which consists of on and off switches, is:

machine language

All Java applications must have a method named:

main( ) (Many java classes do not contain a main method but all executable java programs do)

Java is architecturally:

neutral

An instance of a class is a(n):

object

Envisioning program components as objects that are similar to concrete objects in the real world is the hallmark of:

object-oriented programming

Arguments to methods always appear within:

parentheses

The individual operations used in a computer program are often grouped into logical units called:

procedures

All Java programming statements must end with a:

semicolon

The values of an object's attributes are also known as its:

state

The rules of a programming language constitute its:

syntax

Named computer memory locations are called_____________.

variables