CS 150 Final Exam Study Guide

Vocabulary flashcards for CS 150 Final Exam Study Guide

Programs

Another term for programs is software.

Byte

A byte is a collection of eight bits.

Variables

Symbolic names made up by the programmer that represent locations in the computer's RAM

Java Source Code File Suffix

The source code for a Java program is stored in a file that ends with a .java suffix.

Java Compiler

In order to translate a Java program to a class file, the computer needs to have software called a compiler.

Java Virtual Machine

In order to run Java programs on a computer, the computer needs to have software called a virtual machine.

Computer Programming

The act of designing and implementing a computer program.

Input Device

An example of an input device that interfaces between computers and humans: a keyboard.

Output Device

An example of an output device that interfaces between computers and humans: a speaker.

Logic Error

A logic error occurs when the programmer sets a divisor to zero and then uses it in a division statement.

Run-time Error

A run-time error occurs when the programmer sets divisor to zero then uses it in the statement numerator / Divisor.