Chapter 2 Flashcards
(29 cards)
ASCII Character Set
An early character set for representing English characters and symbols
Assignment Operator
An operator in Java that combines a basic operation such as addition with assignment
Assignment Statement
A programming statement that assigns a value to a variable
Casting
A data conversion in which the type to which a value is converted is explicitly specified in parentheses
Character Set
A list of characters in a particular order
Delimiter
Characters used to separate one input token from another
Escape Sequence
A series of characters that begin with a backslash(), used to represent special characters
Expression
A combination of one or more operators and operands
Integer Division
Division in which the fractional portion of the result is discarded, used when both operands are integers
Literal
An explicit data value used in a program
Narrowing Conversion
A conversion between one data type and another in which information may be lost
Operator Precedence Hierarchy
The rules that establish the order in with operators are evaluated
Parameter
A piece of data that is sent to a method when it is invoked
Primitive Data Type
A basic type of data, such as a number, character or boolean
Standard Input Stream
A source of input, usually the keyboard
String Concatenation
Appending one character string to the end of another
String Literal
Text enclosed by double quotation marks that represent a character string
Strongly Typed
A programming language characteristic that prevents a variable from being assigned a value inconsistent with its type
Token
An element in an input stream
Unicode Character Set
A character set used to represent characters and symbols fro most of the world’s written languages
Variable
A name for a location in memory used to hold a data value
Widening Conversion
A conversion between one data type and another in which information is not lost
What is the escape sequence for backspace?
\b
What is the escape sequence for tab?
\t
