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2 - Variables
Java Review for APCS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Boolean expression | is either true or false |
| Camel Case | One way to create a variable name by appending several words together and uppercasing the first letter of each word after the first word (myScore). |
| Casting a Variable | Changing the type of a variable using (type) name |
| Double | A type in Java that is used to represent decimal values |
| Declare a Variable | Specifying the type and name for a variable. This sets aside memory for a variable of that type and associates the name with that memory location |
| Initializing a Variable | The first time you set the value of a variable |
| Integer | a whole number |
| Modulus | The % operator which returns the remainder from one number divide by another. |
| Operator | Common mathematical symbols such as + for addition and * for multiplication. |
| Random Number | a random number picked from a range of numbers |
| Shortcut Operators | Operators like x++ which means x = x + 1 or x *=y which means x = x * y. |
| Variable | A name associated with a memory location in the computer. |
| keyword boolean | used to declare a variable that can only have the value true or false |
| keyword double | used to declare a variable of type double |
| keyword false | one possible value for a boolean variable; equal to 0 |
| keyword int | used to declare a variable of type integer |
| keyword static | means that the field or method exists in the object that defines the class |
| keyword true | one possible value for a boolean variable; equal to 1 |