Definitions

Question 1

Object

Answer 1

An instance of a class.

Question 2

Class

Answer 2

A programmer defined blueprint from which the programmer objects are created.

Question 3

Object Oriented Programming

Answer 3

An approach to creating and using models of physical or imagined objects.

Question 4

Instanite

Answer 4

To call the constructor to create an object.

Question 5

Subclass

Answer 5

A class that extends a super class and inherits its attributes and behaviors.

Question 6

Logic error

Answer 6

An error that occurs when the code runs but does not do what was expected.

Question 7

Method

Answer 7

A named set of instructions to perform a task.

Question 8

String

Answer 8

A sequence of characters enclosed in quotation marks.

Question 9

Parameter

Answer 9

Defines the type of value to receive when a method or constructor is called.

Question 10

Argument

Answer 10

the specific value provided when a method or constructor is called

Question 11

Condition

Answer 11

Determines whether or not to execute a block of code.

Question 12

Algorithm

Answer 12

A finite set of instructions to accomplish a task.

Question 13

Iteration Statement

Answer 13

A control structure that repeatedly executes a block of code.

Question 14

Tester Class

Answer 14

The class that contains the main method and from where the program starts running.

Question 15

Efficient

Answer 15

Getting the best outcome with the least amount of waste.

Question 16

Prescode

Answer 16

A plain language description of the steps in an algorithm.

Question 17

Selection Statement

Answer 17

A statement that only executes when a condition is true.

Question 18

Return

Answer 18

To exit a method and go back to the point in the program that called it with the requested value of information.

Question 19

Method Signature

Answer 19

Consists of a name and parameter list.

Question 20

Return Type

Answer 20

The value returned before a method completes its execution and exits.

Question 21

Void

Answer 21

Species that a method should not have a return value.

Question 22

Dot operator

Answer 22

Used to call a method in a class.