Chapter 2 Vocabulary

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Chapter

2 Vocabulary

Algorithm- The set of steps that out line how to solve a problem

Argument

Data- Data passed to a method for processing

Bytecode- compiled Java source code

Class- description of an object

Code conventions- set of guidelines for writing an application

Comment

Text-Provides info to the reader of the code

Comment block- multi line comments that describe the code, class, or method

Compiling- the process where source code is converted to code the computer understands

Controlling class- the class in an app that contains the main method

Encapsulation-

Escape Sequence

Execute

Importable

Package

Inheritance

Interpreter

Software

Java application

Java Virtual Machine (Java VM)

Just-in-time compiler (JIT)

Library (see Package.)

Machine code

Method

Object-oriented programming (OOP)

Output Stream

Package

Platform-independent application

Polymorphism

Pseudocode

Run

Source code

Statement

String

Syntax error

Chapter

2 Java: Just know these commands.

/* */ Used to enclose single or

multiline comments.

/** */ Used to enclose documentation comments.

// Used to

begin a single line comment.

{ } Used to begin and end a set of related

statements.

; Required

at the end of each program statement.

\\ Escape

sequence for displaying a backslash.

\" Escape

sequence for displaying a double quotation mark.

\n Escape

sequence for displaying a newline.

\t Escape

sequence for displaying a tab.

Define:

class

format()

java.lang.System

main()

out

package

print()

public

static

void