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AP Comp Sci

Unit 1.1 Why Programming? Terms and Definitions

TermDefinition
Programming The process of creating code
Binary Code The sets of 0s and 1s that a computer is able to understand
Programming Language Accepts code and converts it into binary code for the computer to read. Intermediary between human and machine.
Low-level programming language Programming languages which are more similar to binary code understood by computers than textual code understood by humans
High-level programming languages Programming languages which are more textual and easier to understand by humans
Compiler Converts code from high-level programming languages into binary code for the computer to understand
Public A modifier for the class which shows that anyone can see the class
Class A blueprint for objects
Void A keyword that shows that the method will not return a value.
System.out.println() Tells the system to print a new line for the content it is printing onto the console
System.out.print() Prints the given content on the current line
String literal Anything that is within double quotations; can be influenced by all methods that affect the string class
main This is a method that enables the java program to run other methods, and can be placed in any class.
.length() This is a method that finds the number of characters within a string
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