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JavaCross7.0
Head First Java - Chapter One
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Float | defines a variable with a fractional value |
| Void | value of a function that means nothing is returned |
| Public | part of the program that can be accessed within other parts of the program |
| Java | object oriented computer programming language by Sun Microsystems |
| Arrays | related values that act and are grouped into one value |
| Loop | Repeats order command until ordered to stop |
| While | runs a command while in the process of doing something else |
| Branch | instruction in a computer program to begin execution of different instruction sequence |
| DC | Direct Current Power such as from a power cable |
| Compiler | converts source code into programming language |
| Variable | a storage location and an associated symbolic name (an identifier) which contains some known or unknown quantity or information |
| Int | an integer is a data type which represents some finite subset of mathematical integers |
| IC | a set of electronic circuits on one small plate ("chip") of semiconductor material |
| IT | department devoted to supporting a computer company |
| SystemOutPrint | prints output on a line of text |
| Static | Term used to describe constant |
| Main | labels the code that the computer will read |
| Method | member of a class/object |
| String | string or a series of characters read literally by a script |
| Declare | code used to define a variable or value |
| JVM | the runtime engine of the Java Platform, which allows any program written in Java or other language compiled into Java bytecode to run on any computer that has a native JVM |
| Command | word or word set that gives the computer commands |