CSCI 180/181 Spring 2008, Topics for Exam I

Terms/Concepts

• Object
• Class
• Method
• Parameter (formal vs actual)
• Method signature
• Type
• Primitive type
• State
• Field/Instance Variable
• Constant
• Constructor
• Accessor method
• Mutator method
• Local variable
• Scope of a variable
• Expressions (logical, arithmetic)
• Internal vs. External method calls
• Whitebox testing
• Blackbox testing
• Interface vs. Implementation

Data Structures/Other Classes

• Array
• ArrayList
• HashMap
• HashSet
• Iterator

Statements

• Assignment
• Declaration
• Conditional
• Return
• Loops

Things you might be asked to do

• Read code and tell what it does
• Write simple classes
• Debug code
• Point out and identify parts of code
• Come up with test cases that help in debugging code
• Use data structures