Chapter 1: objects

Question 1

Object

Answer 1

An individual instance of a class. An object can only exist during runtime.

Question 2

Method

Answer 2

Specifies the actions of an object

Question 3

parameter

Answer 3

Variable passed to a method that provides more information for the method

Question 4

Signature

Answer 4

Combination of identifiers, return value, name and parameters of a method. Example: public int calculateMonth(String name)

Question 5

Type

Answer 5

Specifies what kind of thing a variable or a parameter is. eg int, char, boolean

Question 6

Instance

Answer 6

An object

Question 7

Multiple instances

Answer 7

The case when there are multiples objects from the same class instantiated at runtime

Question 8

State

Answer 8

The values of all of the variables in an object at a given time

Question 9

Return value

Answer 9

The value that comes back from a method after it is run. In the following method: public int calculateMontth(String name), the return value is an integer

Question 10

field

Answer 10

A variable that belongs to the entire class (not just a method)

Question 11

Class

Answer 11

defines the characteristics and actions of an object. Models things from the problem domain.