Chapter 2 Exam: Getting Started with Java

Which of the following types of languages best describes Java?

• High-level language

• Machine language

• Scripted language

• Assembly language

What kind of language is written in the 1's and 0's that CPUs understand?

• Assembly language

• Scripted language

• Machine language

• Interpreted language

In what kind of language are the original source files distributed to the target computer?

• Java, C#, and C++ languages

• Assembly language

• Machine language

• Interpreted or Scripted language

Which of the following is true about a "strongly typed" language?

• Data used within a strongly typed language must be identified as a specific type

• Strongly typed programs are always slower than weakly typed programs

• Strongly typed languages are always harder to use than weakly typed languages

• You can use any kind of data with a strongly typed language without specifying the type in advance

Which language family has been around since the 1970s and gained object-oriented concepts in a later decade?

• C / C++

• C#

• Java

• HTML

Which pair of companies are the original (listed first) and current (listed second) owners of the Java language?

• Google, Microsoft

• Sun Microsystems, Oracle

• Apple, Sun Microsystems

• Microsoft, Apple

What important JRE component lets Java programs run on any operating system without recompiling?

• Java Virtual Machine (JVM)

• Java Class Libraries (JCL)

• javac compiler

• javadoc tool

The Java compiler will turn files from which input format to which output format?

• From .java to .class

• From .class to .exe

• From .txt to .java

• From .java to .exe

What part of the Java platform will programmers install to get tools that compile Java source code, create HTML documentation from specially formatted source code comments, and package together Java .class files into a single, convenient distribution file?

• JRE

• JDK

• JVM

• Bytecode generator

What key feature distinguishes Java from earlier, high-level compiled languages like C++?

• The Java language never changes, because the creators got it right the first time

• Java programs have much better Integrated Development Environments (IDEs)

• You can compile Java programs once and they will run on any computer with a JVM

• Java programs will always run faster than programs written in earlier languages