module 2 ap comp sci

Assigning

Giving a value to a variable.

Assignment operations

Operators that change the value of a variable.

Binary operations

Operations that involve two operands.

Casting

Treating a value as another type.

Classes / Objects

Complex data types that can store multiple pieces of data and perform actions.

Declare

To create a variable.

Importing

Giving a file the location of a needed class.

Initializing

The first time a variable is assigned a value.

Literals

Values that can only be interpreted in only one way.

Method

A small segment of code designed to perform a simple task and possibly return a single value.

Operand

A value used in a mathematical operation.

Operator precedence

The order in which operations are performed.

Primitives

Built in data types that hold a small amount of data.

Shortcut operators

Assignment statements that are shortcuts to perform variable changes.

Truncation

When the data past the decimal point is dropped to get an integer value.

Unary operations

Operations that involve only one operand.

Variables

Containers that hold data while your program is running.