CSCI A201/A597 Takehome Quiz One Second Summer 2000

1. Explain the difference between using a computer program and programming a computer.

2. What distinguishes a computer from a typical household appliance?

3. Which parts of the computer can store program code? Which can store user data?

4. Which parts of the computer serve to give information to the user? Which parts take user input?

5. What is the Java virtual machine?

6. What is an applet?

7. On your own computer find the exact location (folder or directory name) of
   • The sample file Hello.java which you wrote with the editor

   • The Java interpreter java.exe

   • The library file rt.jar that contains the runtime library

8. Explain the special role of the \ escape character in Java character strings.

9. How do you discover syntax errors? How do you discover logic errors?

10. Write an algorithm to settle the following question: a bank account starts out with $10,000. Interest is compounded at the end of every month at 6 percent per year (0.5 percent per month). At the beginning of every month, $500 is withdrawn to meet college expenses after the interest has been credited. After how many years is the account depleted?

11. Explain the difference between an object and an object reference.

12. Explain the difference between an object and a class.

13. Explain the difference between an object and a method.