Review for Weber Java Midterm
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further realize that I have provided no page references or lengthly
explanations like I did for the Unix class. If anybody complains about any of
these things I will email all of my friends and tell them what a 'tard you
are.


Types of Questions:
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 - Matching: 25 Qs @ 1 pt/ea
 - Fill in the Blanks: 15 Qs @ 2 pt/ea
 - Multiple Choice: 10 Qs @ 2 pt/ea
 - Short Answer: 5 Qs @ 5 pt/ea
 - Bonus Question: 1 Q @ 2 pt


Material (Chapter by chapter)
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Ch1: Introduction

 - White Paper Buzzwords: Simple, Object-Oriented, Distributed, Robust,
   Secure, Architecture Neutral, Portable, Interpreted, High Performance,
   Multithreaded, Dynamic

 - garbage collection
 - references
 - just-in-time compilers
 - history - embedded

Ch2: Compiler / VM

 - J2SE / JDK / SDK / JRE
 - PATH
 - CLASSPATH
 - java
 - javac
 - jar
 - javadoc
 - .java file
 - .class file

Ch3: Fundamental Languages Constructs

 - System.out.println
 - public static void main
 - case sensetive
 - bug parade
 - block { }
 - parameters / arguments
 - comments
 - strongly typed
 - primitive types: int, short, long, byte, float, double, char, boolean
 - object wrappers
 - identifier
 - valid variable identifiers
 - assignment
 - initialization
 - constant / final
 - operators: arithmetic, inc/dec, relational, bitwise, logical
 - "shortcut" operators
 - short-circuiting
 - Math class
 - casting
 - implicit vs. explicit casting / widening vs. narrowing conversion
 - String (string)
 - concatenation
 - immutable strings
 - StringBuffer
 - String.length()
 - String.equals()
 - java.sun.com
 - NumberFormat
 - scope
 - 3 types of programming stmts
 - conditional statements: if, switch
 - loops: while, do-while, for
 - break
 - labeled breaks
 - array
 - instantiating an array w/ "new"
 - initializing an array
 - ary.length
 - cmd-line params: String[] args
 - multidimensional
 - ragged arrays
 - BigInteger / BigDecimal


Ch4: Classes

 - class
 - object
 - instance (instantiate)
 - encapsulation
 - properties
 - methods
 - members
 - OOP
 - behavior & identity
 - state
 - 3 object relationships: is-a, has-a, uses
 - UML
 - OO vs. Procedural design
 - static members
 - constructor
 - "factory" method (i.e. myDate.toString())
 - types of methods: accessors (get-), mutators (set-), constructor, destructor
 - pass by value vs. pass by reference
 - finalize (destructor)
 - instance vs. static methods
 - package
 - import
 - implicit compilation of dependencies
 - this pointer


Ch5: Inheritance

 - extends (inheritance)
 - super class / parent / base
 - subclass / child / derived
 - ancestor
 - descendant
 - hierarchy
 - overloading
 - overriding
 - access modifiers: public, protected, naked, private
 - halting inheritance / derivation w/ final
 - abstract class 
 - polymorphism
 - up-casting vs. down-casting
 - Object class
 - reflection w/ the Class class
 - method pointers


Ch6: Interfaces and Inner Classes

 - interface
 - problems with multiple inheritance
 - implements keyword
 - diffs tween interfaces and classes
 - applications of interfaces: comparisons, callbacks, enumerations
 - cloning w/ clone() method
 - shallow copy vs. deep copy
 - inner class
 - anonymous inner class
 - proxy