Programming Foundations I Final Exam Practice Questions

These flashcards cover essential terminology and concepts found in the Programming Foundations I course related to Java programming.

Java

A high-level, class-based programming language that is designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible.

JVM

Java Virtual Machine; the component of the Java Runtime Environment that executes Java bytecode.

Variable Name

A name used to identify a variable in a program.

Concatenation

The operation of joining two strings together in programming.

Data Type

A classification of data that tells the compiler or interpreter how the programmer intends to use the data.

If-Else Statement

A control flow statement that executes a block of code among two or more alternatives.

Loop

A programming construct that repeats a block of code as long as a specified condition is true.

Method Overloading

A feature that allows two or more methods in the same class to have the same name with different parameters.

Array

A collection of items stored at contiguous memory locations, typically of the same data type.

Constructor

A special method used to initialize objects.