computer

• Garbage Collection - It is responsible for freeing any memory that can be freed
• Comments - Notes written to a code for documentation purposes
• C++ - Known as a single line comment
• C style - A multiline comment starts with a /* and end with */
• Statement - One or more line of codes terminated by a semi colon
• Literals - Tokens that do not change or are constant
• Floating Points - Java literals that represent decimals with fractional parts
• Double - The default data type for floating points literals
• Boolean - Java literals that have only have 2 values, true or false
• Character - Java literals that represent a single Unicode letter
• Single quote - A delimiter for a Java character literals
• int - Default data type of integrals data types
• Curly Braces - Terminate the block statements
• Variables - data used to store the statement of the objects
• Data types - It indicate the type of value that a variable could hold
• <data type><name>[=initial value]; - syntax used to declare and initialize variables
• New line - a special character '/n; means
• Asterisk - symbols that indicate multiplication
• Backward slash - Symbols that indicate division
• NOT - Operators that reverse the TRUE side
• Exclamation Point - Symbol for logical operators NOT
• Caret - Symbol for logical Exclusive OR
• % - An example of Arithmetic Operators
• < - An example of Logical Operators
• Exponentiation - Which have the highest precendence
• Increment/Decrement - have the lowest precedence
• || - short circuit evaluation
• Real time - means that you and the people with whom you are conversing are online at the same time
• Desk Checking - mentally trace or check the logic of the program to ensure that it is error free and workable
• Defining a problem - clear statement of what the program is supposed to accomplish
• Planning the solution - Designing the algorithm, a flowchart and a user interface
• Flowchart - Diagrams representing the logical sequence in which a combination of steps or operation is to be performed
• Compilers - it translate programs written in high level languages
• Interpreter - translate source code into machine language
• Algorithms - List of instructions for carrying out the process
• Operating system - manages and control the activities of a computer
• Chat - Real time typed conversation that takes place on a computer
• System software - Set of programs prepared by the manufacturer to facilitate operation of the computer by the user
• Coding solution - translation of the steps illustrated on the flowchart to the actual program of a specific programming language
• User documentation - how to respond to the various requests for user interaction and how to interpret output