CSA unit1 vocabulary quiz

Variable

• An algorithm to sort an array.
• A function that takes two parameters.
• A string literal in a Java program.
• The modulus of a complex number.
• A name associated with a memory location in the computer.

boolean

• A function to convert a String to an integer.
• A method that returns no value.
• Used to declare a variable that can only have the value true or false.
• A floating-point data type.
• A loop that iterates through an array.

double

• A data type for storing whole numbers.
• A sequence of characters.
• A data type that only stores true or false.
• Used to declare a variable that is a decimal number like 3.25.
• A data structure that holds multiple elements.

int

• A method that performs addition.
• A function that prints text to the console.
• Used to declare a variable of type integer (a whole number like -3 or 235).
• An array that stores strings.
• A keyword for defining a constant.

static

• A keyword to define a loop.
• An array of fixed size.
• Means that the field or method exists in the object that defines the class.
• A class that handles mathematical operations.
• A method for converting data types.

compiler

• A text editor for writing code.
• A data structure for storing key-value pairs.
• A built-in library for web scraping.
• Software that translates the Java source code into the Java class file that can be run.
• A function in Python for reading from a file.

compiler or syntax error

• An error or bug that is found by the compiler like a missing semicolon.
• A mathematical overflow.
• A runtime exception.
• A missing file in a file system.
• An error in a web server.

Main Method

• A method for handling mouse events.
• A recursive function.
• The last method executed in a program.
• Where execution starts in a Java program.
• A mechanism for handling exceptions.

Boolean

• A way to store large numbers.
• An expression that is either true or false.
• A variable that stores text.
• A type of loop.
• A method for parsing strings.

Camel Case

• A data type for holding fractions.
• A user interface component.
• A sorting algorithm.
• A syntax for writing comments in code.
• One way to create a variable name by appending several words together and uppercasing the first letter of each word after the first word (myScore).