Introduction to Programming and Java

Question 1

File System

Answer 1

“File System” is method of storing and organizing computer files and the data they contain to make it easy to find and access them.

Question 2

File Path

Answer 2

A file path, the general form of the name of a file or directory, specifies a unique location in a file system. A path points to a file system location by following the directory tree hierarchy expressed in a string of characters in which path components, separated by a delimiting character, represent each directory.

Question 3

File Extension

Answer 3

A file extension, sometimes called a file suffix or a filename extension, is the character or group of characters after the period that makes up an entire file name. The file extension helps an operating system, like Windows or Mac OSX, determine which program on your computer the file is associated with.

Question 4

Command Line

Answer 4

The command line is a text interface for your computer. It’s a program that takes in commands, which it passes on to the computer’s operating system to run. From the command line, you can navigate through files and folders on your computer, just as you would with Windows Explorer on Windows or Finder on Mac OS.

Question 5

pwd

Answer 5

Print Working Directory

Question 6

ls

Answer 6

List all folders and files in a directory

Question 7

cd

Answer 7

Change Directory

Question 8

Programming Language

Answer 8

Set of instruction to the computer to produce various output

Question 9

JAVA

Answer 9

Java is a programming language and a computing platform.

Question 10

JDK

Answer 10

Java Development Kit

What you need in your computer when you need to write a program

Question 11

In order to run a Java program you need to have ____

Answer 11

JRE

Java Runtime Environment

Question 12

JRE runs ______.

Answer 12

JVM

Java Virtual Machine

Question 13

source code

Answer 13

Source code is the fundamental component of a computer program that is created by a programmer. It can be read and easily understood by a human being. When a programmer types a sequence of C language statements into Windows Notepad, for example, and saves the sequence as a text file, the text file is said to contain the source code.