COP 4331 Exam 1 Review

Java:  TYJ Days 1 - 7

 Facts and programming

• Characteristics of the Java Language
• Java Applications and Applets
• Classes and Objects
•  Instance vs class methods and variables
• Inheritance and subclasses
• Basic features of the Java Language
• Variables and declarations
• Primitive types and literals; Classes
• Expressions and operators
• Class string
• Object variables as reverences
• new, garbage  collection, comparing objects, casting objects
• Arrays
• Control statements
• Class declaration
• Constructors and the finalizer, Keywords this and super
• Command line arguments for applications

Object-Oriented Design:  POOD Chapters 1, 4, 5 through the top of page 97

    Definitions, General Principles, Use of CRC Cards

• Objects and Classes, What are they?
• Object-Oriented Design Principles
• Phases of the O-O Life-Cycle
• Finding Classes, Operations, Relationships
• Interfaces
• Public interface; private implementation; Why?
• Characteristics of good interface design
• Categories of operations
• An Object-Oriented Design Methodology
• Object-Oriented Analysis
• CRC Cards
• Class categories
• Class relationships
• Recognizing classes and class relationships