Quiz Questions
For Chapter 1
THIS PAGE CONTAINS A SAMPLE quiz on material from
Chapter 1 of this on-line
Java textbook. You should be able to answer these questions after
studying that chapter. Sample answers to all the quiz questions can
be found here.
Question 1:
One of the components of a computer is its CPU. What is a
CPU and what role does it play in a computer?
Question 2:
Explain what is meant by an "asynchronous event." Give some examples.
Question 3:
What is the difference between a "compiler" and an "interpreter"?
Question 4:
Explain the difference between high-level languages
and machine language.
Question 5:
If you have the source code for a Java program, and you want to
run that program, you will need both a compiler and an
interpreter. What does the Java compiler do, and
what does the Java interpreter do?
Question 6:
What is a subroutine?
Question 7:
Java is an object-oriented programming language. What is an object?
Question 8:
What is a variable? (There are four different ideas associated
with variables in Java. Try to mention all four aspects in your answer.
Hint: One of the aspects is the variable's name.)
Question 9:
Java is a "platform-independent language." What does this mean?
Question 10:
What is the "Internet"? Give some examples of how it is used. (What kind
of services does it provide?)
