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programs and data those programs use |
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two primary funcitons of the operating system |
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user interface and managing computer resources |
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what happens to information when it is stored digitally |
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X bits is capabable of storing how many items? |
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What two items make up the core of a computer? |
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Name of a location in memory |
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Loses all information when power is lost ex main memory |
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Where does prociessing being in a Java applicaiton |
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anything starting with a number anyhting with a hashtag |
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empty space in a compute program that does not affect program exectution but it used mainly for formatting |
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A language that uses key terms to represent other terms used in machine languages. |
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What java is translated into when it is compiled. translated into machine language. |
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syntax of a programming language |
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dictates exactly how sentences can be formed so that they are understood corectly |
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describe what will happen when the sentence is executed |
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error reached when the program is compiled |
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causes the program to termiate abnormally |
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error associated with syntax and semantics |
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5 steps to solve a program |
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1. understanding the problem 2. designing a solution 3. considering alternatives 4. implimenting the solution 5. testing the solution |
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inputs passed through a method |
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intruscting the compiler to reserve a space in memory large enough space to store a value. |
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byte short int long float double char boolean |
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Objects represent everything else that primitive tpyes dont. |
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rules that establish the order in which operations are evaluated |
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why are widening conversions safer than narrowing conversions |
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because usually there is no loss of information |
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inidcated a variable does not refrence an object. |
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wat does the new operator accomplish |
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when 2 variables refrence the same object |
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a method that can be invoked through the name of the class in which they are defined. |
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format of an enumrated variable |
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enum season{winter, spring, fall, summer} |
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the location in whihc the variable is declared |
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What are UML diagrams designed to do? |
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to visualize relationships among classes and objects |
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what does it mean for an object to be self governing? |
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That an objects instnace data should only be changed from within the object. |
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the methods within an object |
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A java reserved word to characterize a variable. |
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can be directly refrenced from outisde the class |
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can only be seen from inside the class |
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what are constructors used for? |
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to initilize a newly instantitiated object |
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order with whihc statements are exectuted |
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why must we be careful when compating floating point values for equality |
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because even though sometimes they may be close, they might not always match up |
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create a scanner statement that reads from info.dat |
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Scanner scan = new Scanner(new File("info.dat")); |
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if else statements, while loops |
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the statement to be tested true or false |
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static variables are shared amongst all instnaces of a class. |
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what kind of variables can the main method refrence |
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one class relies on another |
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being composed of other objects |
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breaking a method up to have a more understanable design |
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how are overloaded methods differentiated from each other |
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powerful programming construct used to group and organize data |
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how is each element of an array refrenced |
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By calling the index with which the element the array is stored in |
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the type of value stored in an array |
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when is memory allocated for the array |
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what is a command line argument |
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an argument provded when the interpretur is invoked. |
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