AP Computer Science A vocabulary review
access specifier - public or private
argument - a value passed to a method
array - a static data type holding a homogeneous sequence of values
assign - give a value to a variable
bit - a binary digit, 0 or 1
boolean - true or false
byte - a set of 8 bits
call/invoke - executing a method
cast - convert a value to another type
class - a related set of fields and methods
, AP Computer Science A vocabulary review
comment - /, /* */, and /** */
compile - translate Java code into low-level bytecode
compile-time - taking place between pressing 'run' and execution
compound assignment - +=, -=, *=, /=, or %=
concatenate - combine, usually referring to combining strings
console - the prompt where output appears and input is entered
constructor - a special method automatically run when you create a new object
control structure - if, for, while, for-each
debug - identify and resolve errors
access specifier - public or private
argument - a value passed to a method
array - a static data type holding a homogeneous sequence of values
assign - give a value to a variable
bit - a binary digit, 0 or 1
boolean - true or false
byte - a set of 8 bits
call/invoke - executing a method
cast - convert a value to another type
class - a related set of fields and methods
, AP Computer Science A vocabulary review
comment - /, /* */, and /** */
compile - translate Java code into low-level bytecode
compile-time - taking place between pressing 'run' and execution
compound assignment - +=, -=, *=, /=, or %=
concatenate - combine, usually referring to combining strings
console - the prompt where output appears and input is entered
constructor - a special method automatically run when you create a new object
control structure - if, for, while, for-each
debug - identify and resolve errors
