1 Flashcards
The = (the equals sign). Assigns a value to an identifier.
Assignment operator
An operator that has two operands.
Binary operator
Used for explicit type conversion
Cast operator
A sequence of statements whose objective is to accomplish a task.
Computer program
A set of values together with a set of operations.
Data type
A Java identifier consists of letters, digits, the underscore character ( _), and the dollar sign ($), and must begin with a letter, underscore, or the dollar sign.
Identifier
When a value of one data type is automatically changed to another data type.
Implicit type coercion
An expression that has operands of different data types.
Mixed expression
A memory location whose content is not allowed to change during program execution.
Named constant
Determine the order in which operations are performed to evaluate an expression.
Operator precedence rules
A process of planning and creating a program.
Programming
A set of rules, symbols, and special words.
Programming language
Determine the meaning of instructions in a programming language.
Semantic rules
The combination of the import statements and the program statements.
Source code
A file containing the source code, having the file extension java.
Source file
