#12 inner classes + linear data structures

Question 1

nested class (static nested class)

Answer 1

inner class declared a static class
>can only access the outer classes static fields and methods
>no links between inner and outer objects/instances

Question 2

list

Answer 2

expandable group of one to one elements

Question 3

1st element in list

Answer 3

head

Question 4

last element in list

Answer 4

tail

Question 5

2 basic list implementation options

Answer 5

> arraylist/array

> linked list

Question 6

node class

Answer 6

the node class should be an inner class of linked list, because it is a private way to give linked list access to the fields in node.