Java Terminology Chapter 1

A computer _____ is a set of instructions that you write to tell a computer what to do.

A program written in circuitry-level language, as a series of on and off switches, is written in _____.

A _____ allows you to use a vocabulary of reasonable terms, such as "read," "write," or "add," instead of the sequences of on and off switches that perform these tasks.

A _____ is written to correspond closely to a computer processor's circuitry.

_____ is the rules of language.

_____ are similar to English sentences; they carry out the tasks that programs perform.

A _____, or _____, is a program that translates language statements into machine code.

_____ a statement means to carry it out.

A _____ is a programming error that occurs when you introduce typing errors into your program or use the programming language incorrectly.

True or false, A program containing a syntax error may still be able to compile?

The process of _____ a program frees it of all errors.

The _____ behind any program involves executing the various statements and procedures in the correct order to produce the desired results.

_____ occur when you use a correct word in the wrong context in programming code.

_____ is a style of programming in which sets of operations are executed one after another in sequence.

_____ are named computer memory locations that hold values that might vary.

_____ are sets of operations performed by a computer program.

A procedural program _____ a series of procedures to input, manipulate, and output values.

Writing _____ involves creating classes, creating objects from those classes, and creating applications that use those objects.

An _____ is a stand-alone, executable program.

_____ are instances of a class; they are made up of attributes and methods.

_____ are the characteristics that define an object as part of a class.

The values of the attributes of an object are also referred to as its _____.

In object-oriented terminology, a _____ is a term that describes a group or collection of objects with common properties.

A _____ describes what attributes its objects will have and what those objects will be able to do.

An _____ of a class is an existing object of a class.

A _____ is a self-contained block of program code, similar to a procedure.

_____ refers to the hiding of data and methods within an object.

_____ is the ability to create classes that share the attributes and methods of existing classes, but with more specific features.

_____ describes the feature of languages that allows the same word to be interpreted correctly in different situations based on context.

_____ was developed by Sun Microsystems as an object oriented language used both for general-purpose business applications and for interactive, Web-based Internet applications.

Java is _____, which means that you can use it to write a program that runs on any platform (operating system.)

The _____ is a hypothetical (software based) computer on which Java runs.

_____ are those in which a user communicates with a program by using an input device.

_____ consists of programming statements written in a high-level programming language.

_____ consists of programming statements that have been compiled into binary format.

A program called the _____ checks the bytecode and communicates with the operating system, executing the bytecode instructions line by line within the Java Virtual machine.

_____ (WORA) is a slogan developed by Sun Microsystems to describe the ability of one Java program version to work correctly on multiple platforms.

Java programs that are embedded in a Web page are called Java _____

Stand-alone Java programs are called Java _____

_____support character output to a computer screen in a DOS window.

_____ create a graphical user interface (GUI) with elements such as menus, toolbars, and dialog boxes.

A _____ is a series of characters that appear exactly as entered. Any literal string in Java appears between double quotation marks.

_____ are information passed to a method so it can perform its task.

Sending arguments to a method is called _____ them.

The _____ is normally the monitor.

An _____ is a name of a program component such as a class, object, or variable.

_____ is an international system of character representation.

Using an uppercase letter to begin an identifier and starting each new word in an identifier is known as _____.

An _____ defines the circumstances under which a class can be accessed and the other classes that have the right to use a class.

_____ is any combination of nonprinting characters; for example, spaces, tabs, and carriage returns (blank lines).

The _____ is the indent style in which curly braces are aligned and each occupies its own line: it is named for Eric Allman, a programmer who popularized the style.

The _____ is the indent style in which the opening brace follows the header line; it is named for Kernighan and Richie, who wrote the first book on the C programming language.

_____ are non executing statements that you add to a Java file for the purpose of documentation.

When you _____ a statement, you turn it into a comment so the compiler will not execute its command.

_____ start with two forward slashes (//) and continue to the end of the current line. These can appear on a line by themselves or at the END of a line following executable code.

_____ start with a forward slash and an asterisk (/*) and end with an asterisk and a forward slash (*/). These can appear on a line by themselves or on a line BEFORE executable code, or on a line AFTER executable code. They can also extend across as many lines as needed.

A special case of block comments are _____ comments. They begin with a forward slash and two asterisks (/**) and end with an asterisk and a forward slash (*/).

A _____ is created when you delete all previously compiled versions of a class before compiling again.

The Java classed named ______ allows you to produce dialog boxes.

A _____ is a GUI object resembling a window in which you can place messages you want to display.

You use an _____ when you want to access a built-in Java class that is contained in a package.

A _____ contains a group of built-in Java classes.

_____ is the process the compiler uses to divide source code into meaningful portions for analysis.

A _____ is one in which the compiler detects a violation of language syntax rules and is unable to translate the source code to machine code.

A _____ occurs when a program compiles successfully but does not execute.

A _____ occurs when a program compiles successfully but produces an error during execution.

The _____ is the application programming interface, a collection of information about how to use every prewritten Java class.