CS Chapter 2

Question 1

Whitespace guidelines

Answer 1

Sub-statements are indented 3 spaces from parent statement;

Most items separated by no more than and no less than 1 space (no space before ;)

Question 2

Braces
guidelines

Answer 2

For branches, loops, methods, or classes, opening brace appears at the end of the item’s line. Closing brace appears under item’s start

Braces always used even if only sub-statement

Question 3

Naming guidelines for variables

Answer 3

always start with lowercase (camelCase); be descriptive and use at least two words; avoid abbreviations

Question 4

Naming guidelines for constants

Answer 4

upper case and underscores (MAXIMUM_WEIGHT)

Question 5

Naming guidelines for methods

Answer 5

camelCase with lowercase first

Question 6

How long should a line of code be MAX

Answer 6

<100 characters

Question 7

identifier

Answer 7

name created by a programmer for an item like a variable or method

Question 8

reserved word/keyword

Answer 8

word that is part of the language, like int, short, double.

Question 9

integer literal

Answer 9

numeric value without decimal point or exponent or anything