1_Chapter 2 Vocabulary

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Chapter

2 Vocabulary

Algorithm- a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer

Argument

Data-

Bytecode- computer object code that is processed by a program, usually referred to as a virtual machine

Class- a set or category of things having some property or attribute in common and differentiated from others by kind, type, or quality

Code conventions- a set of guidelines for a specific programming language that recommend programming style

Comment

Text-

Comment block-

Compiling- convert (a program) into a machine-code or lower-level form in which the program can be executed

Controlling class-

Encapsulation- the inclusion within a program object of all the resources need for the object to function - basically, the methods and the data

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