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Software Development is a comprehensive course that explores the fundamental principles and practices involved in building, testing, and maintaining software applications. Students will gain hands-on experience with the software development life cycle, including requirements gathering, system design, coding, debugging, and deployment. The course emphasizes key concepts such as version control, agile methodologies, software architecture, and collaborative development. Through individual and team-based projects, students will develop problem-solving skills and learn to use industry-standard tools and programming languages to create effective, scalable software solutions.
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Starting Out with Java From Control Structures through Objects 6th Edition by Tony Gaddis
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers and Java
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Q1) Key words are:
A) The data names in your program
B) Words that have a special meaning in the programming language
C) Symbols or words that perform operations on one or more operands
D) Words or names defined by the programmer
Answer: B
Q2) Another term for programs is:
A) Hardware
B) Software
C) Firmware
D) Shareware
Answer: B
Q3) Application software refers to:
A) The operating system
B) Pseudocode
C) Key words
D) The programs that make the computer useful to the user
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Java Fundamentals
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Q1) If the following Java statements are executed, what will be displayed? System.out.println("The top three winners are\n"); System.out.print("Jody, the Giant\n"); System.out.print("Buffy, the Barbarian"); System.out.println("Adelle, the Alligator");
A) The top three winners are Jody, the Giant Buffy, the Barbarian Adelle, the Alligator
B) The top three winners are Jody, the Giant\nBuffy, the BarbarianAdelle, the Alligator
C) The top three winners are Jody, the Giant\nBuffy, the BarbarianAdelle, and the Albino
D) The top three winners are Jody, the Giant Buffy, the BarbarianAdelle, the Alligator
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Decision Structures
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Q1) If str1 and str2 are both Strings, which of the following will correctly test to determine whether str1 is less than str2?
(1) (str1 < str2)
(2) (str1.equals(str2) < 0)
(3) (str1.compareTo(str2) < 0)
A) 1, 2, and 3 will all work
B) 2
C) 3
D) 2 and 3
Answer: C
Q2) The String.format method works exactly like the System.out.printf method, except that it does not display the formatted string on the screen.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Programs never need more than one path of execution.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Loops and Files
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Q1) What will be printed after the following code is executed? for (int number = 5; number <= 15; number +=3) System.out.print(number + ", ");
A) 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, B) 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, C) 5, 8, 11, 14,
D) This is an invalid for statement
Q2) What will be the value of x after the following code is executed? int x = 10, y = 20; While (y < 100)
{ X += y;
}
A) 90
B) 110
C) 210
D) This is an infinite loop
Q3) In a for statement, the control variable can only be incremented.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Methods
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Q1) When writing the documentation comments for a method, you can provide a description of each parameter by using a:
A) @comment tag
B) @doc tag
C) @param tag
D) @return tag
Q2) A value-returning method can return a reference to a non-primitive type.
A)True
B)False
Q3) All @param tags in a method's documentation comment must:
A) end with a */
B) appear after the general description of the method
C) appear before the method header
D) span several lines
Q4) Local variables can be initialized with:
A) constants
B) parameter values
C) the results of an arithmetic operation
D) any of the above
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Chapter 6: A First Look at Classes
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Q1) In the cookie cutter metaphor, think of the ________ as a cookie cutter and ________ as the cookies.
A) object; classes
B) class; objects
C) class; fields
D) attribute; methods
Q2) When an object is created, the attributes associated with the object are called:
A) instance fields
B) instance methods
C) fixed attributes
D) class instances
Q3) It is common practice in object-oriented programming to make all of a class's:
A) methods private
B) fields private
C) fields public
D) fields and methods public
Q4) A constructor is a method that is automatically called when an object is created.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Arrays and the Arraylist Class
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Q1) An ArrayList object automatically expands in size to accommodate the items stored in it.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The binary search algorithm:
A) is less efficient than the sequential search algorithm
B) will cut the portion of the array being searched in half each time the loop fails to locate the search value
C) will have a maximum number of comparisons equal to the number of elements in the array
D) will have an average of N/2 comparisons, where N is the number of elements in the array
Q3) Java performs ____________, which means that it does not allow a statement to use a subscript that is outside the range of valid subscripts for the array.
A) active array sequencing
B) array bounds checking
C) scope resolution binding
D) buffer overrun protection
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Chapter 8: A Second Look at Classes and Objects
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Q1) The key word this is the name of a reference variable that an object can use to refer to itself.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The whole-part relationship created by object aggregation is more often called:
A) a has a relationship
B) an inner class relationship
C) an extra class relationship
D) an inside class relationship
Q3) The this key word is the name of a reference variable that is available to all static methods.
A)True
B)False
Q4) If you attempt to perform an operation with a null reference variable:
A) the resulting operation will always be zero
B) the results will be unpredictable
C) the program will terminate
D) Java will create an object to reference the variable
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Chapter 9: Text Processing and More About Wrapper
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Q1) Which of the following methods of the String class can be used to tokenize a string?
A) split
B) tokenize
C) trim
D) length
Q2) Sometimes a string will contain a series of words or other items of data separated by spaces or other characters. In programming terms, items such as these are known as what?
A) Tokens
B) Delimiters
C) Key characters
D) Lists
Q3) What does the following statement do?
Double number = new Double(8.8);
A) It creates a Double object.
B) It initializes that object to 8.8.
C) It assigns the object's address to the number variable.
D) All of the above
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Chapter 10: Inheritance
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Q1) In the following statement, which is the interface?
Public class ClassA extends ClassB implements ClassC
A) ClassA
B) ClassB
C) ClassC
D) Cannot tell
Q2) When an "is a" relationship exists between objects, it means that the specialized object has:
A) some of the characteristics of the general class, but not all, plus additional characteristics
B) some of the characteristics of the general object, but not all
C) none of the characteristics of the general object
D) all the characteristics of the general object, plus additional characteristics
Q3) Protected members are:
A) not quite private
B) not quite public
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B
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Chapter 11: Exceptions and Advanced File IO
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Q1) Unchecked exceptions are those that inherit from:
A) the Error class or the RuntimeException class
B) the Error class or the Exception class
C) the Exception Class or the RuntimeException class
D) only the Error class
Q2) If, within one try statement you want to have catch clauses of the following types, in which order should they appear in your program: (1) Exception
(2) IllegalArgumentException
(3) RuntimeException
(4) Throwable
A) 1, 2, 3, 4
B) 2, 3, 1, 4
C) 4, 1, 3, 2
D) 3, 1, 2, 4
Q3) The throw statement informs the compiler that a method throws one or more exception.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: A First Look at GUI Applications
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Q1) To end an application, pass this as the argument to the JFrame class's setDefaultCloseOperation() method.
A) END_ON_CLOSE
B) JFrame.END_ON_CLOSE
C) JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE
D) JFrame.CLOSE_NOT_HIDE
Q2) ________ is a library of classes that do not replace ________, but provide an improved alternative for creating GUI applications.
A) AWT, Swing
B) Swing, AWT
C) JFC, AWT
D) JFC, Swing
Q3) When using the BorderLayout manager, how many components can each region hold?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 5
D) No limit
Q4) All operating systems offer the same set of GUI components.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Advanced GUI Applications
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a class used in constructing a menu system?
A) JMenuItem
B) JCheckBoxMenuItem
C) JButton
D) JRadioButtonMenuItem
Q2) If a user enters a value in the text box of an editable combo box and the value is NOT in the list, what will the method getSelectedItem return?
A) The value that the user replaced
B) The index of the item the user entered
C) The value that appears in the text field, even if it is not in the combo box's list
D) Nothing, since the item is not in the list
Q3) Which of the following is NOT a class used in constructing a menu system?
A) JMenuItem
B) JCheckBoxMenuItem
C) JComboBoxMenuItem
D) JRadioButtonMenuItem
Q4) By default the scroll bars are always displayed in a JList component.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Applets and More
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Q1) What does the tag <p /> cause to happen?
A) A double space
B) A paragraph break
C) Indentation for a paragraph
D) Plain text to be displayed
Q2) In the following code, which line has an error?
1 public class TestApplet extends JApplet
JLabel("Test label"); 7 setLayout(new FlowLayout()); 8 add(label);
3 C) 5
D) There are no errors
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Chapter 15: Creating GUI Applications With Javafx and Scene Builder
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Q1) In JavaFX, this component is commonly used as a GUI's root node.
A) List
B) AnchorPane
C) Button
D) ComboBox
Q2) Like RadioButtons, CheckBoxes may be selected or deselected at run time.
A)True
B)False
Q3) This is an action that takes place within a program, such as the clicking of a button.
A) Response
B) Input
C) Event
D) Incident
Q4) This is a graphical window or a system of graphical windows presented by an application for interaction with the user.
A) Graphical user interface (GUI)
B) Human-computer interface (HCI)
C) Man-machine interface (MMI)
D) Object-oriented user interface (OOUI)
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Chapter 16: Recursion
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Q1) Look at the following pseudocode algorithm: algorithm Test14(int x)
If (x < 8)
Return (2 * x)
Else
Return (3 * Test14(x - 8) + 8)
End Test14
What value is returned for Test14(7)?
A) 0
B) 7
C) 14
D) -5
Q2) The number of times that a method calls itself is known as the:
A) height of recursion
B) depth of recursion
C) width of recursion
D) length of recursion
Q3) If method A calls method B, which in turn calls method A, it is called indirect recursion.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 17: Databases
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Q1) What Java class is a Swing component that displays data in a two-dimensional table?
A) JTable
B) JFrame
C) JPanel
D) JTable2D
Q2) SQL statements that are stored in the DBMS are called resident queries.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What does JDBC stand for?
A) Java data binary collection
B) Java database connectivity
C) Java database collection
D) Java data basic computation
Q4) Which of one the following SQL data types would be the best choice for storing financial data?
A) INT
B) REAL
C) DOUBLE
D) VARCHAR
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