Quiz
Test your knowledge of the material covered in this chapter by answering the following questions.
Questions
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When you compile a Java program, what are you doing?
- Saving it to disk
- Converting it into a form the computer can better understand
- Adding it to your program collection
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What is a variable?
- Something that wobbles but doesn't fall down
- Text in a program that the compiler ignores
- A place to store information in a program
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What is the process of fixing errors called?
- Defrosting
- Debugging
- Decomposing
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Answers
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b. Compiling a program converts a .java file into a .class file or a set of .class files.
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c. Variables are one place to store information; later you'll learn about others such as arrays and constants. Weebles wobble but they don't fall down, and comments are text in a program that the compiler ignores.
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b. Because errors in a computer program are called bugs, fixing those errors is called debugging. Some coding tools come with a tool called a debugger that helps you fix errors.
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