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| group of instructions that the computer processor executes |
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| the art of designing and writing a group of instructions that the computer's processor executes |
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| translates English into 0s and 1s for the processor to understand |
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| programming language; used on multiple platforms |
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| java compiler converts the source code into a class file with 0s and 1s |
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| tells the program where to start |
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| a placeholder for data in a computer program |
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| (=) gives a value to a variable |
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| giving a variable an initial value |
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| (+) prints out both text and variables to the screen |
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| a grammatical problem with the source code |
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| when your source code compiles but when you execute it an error occurs |
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| when the code has correct syntax, causes no erros during execution, but it produces undesired results |
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| interger value changing into a double value |
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| a variable whose value cannot be changed. Any attempt to do so will cause a syntax error. |
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| a group of code that performs a single task |
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| telling the new method to run from the main method |
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| when a method needs information to complete its task, it accepts that information through the use of parameters |
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| the value you provide in teh parenthises |
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| a variable declared inside a method; only exists inside that method |
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| variables that can be used in all methods of the class they are declared inside but NOT inside a method |
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| methods can send back a value to the location in which the method was called |
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| method does not return a value |
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| if we want a method to return a value, we replace the word void with the data type that will be returned |
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| javadoc -author -version name.java |
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| two methods in a class that have the same name as long as they accept a unique set of parameters |
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| refers to the context in which something is visible in programming i.e. which set of classes |
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| whether or not something in our program can be accessed from a given context |
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| scope we give a class, method or variable where we want it to be visible and thus accessible by all classes everywhere |
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| keep outside classes from being able to see or access methods and variables in a class |
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| scope that allows the given class method or variable to only be visible to other classes within the same package as the class they are declared in |
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| a group or set of classes together |
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| each individual set of variables based on the blueprint |
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| the single instance of a class |
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| logic that evaluates to either true or false |
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| two if statements - one inside the other |
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| if first condition evaluates to false java doesn't look at second condition |
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| a structure that looks at the value of a variable and goes through a list of possible values |
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| possible vaules in a list |
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| tells java to immediately exit the switch satement |
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