Summary: Introductory Programming

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  • Is it legal to declare multiple variables of the same type on one line? If so, how?

    Yes - 



    , , ..., ; 
  • What is an assignment statement?

    A Java statement that stores a value into a variable's memory location
  • Why will int x = 2.5; raise an error?

    Because x is declared an int variable = it can only store an int value (not a float)
  • Can an int value be stored in a variable of a different data type?

    Yes - an int value can be stored in a variable of type double; a float variable can also accept an int
  • Java has primitive data types and non primitive data types. What are the non primitive data types called? How many are there?

    Types that are not primitive are called object/reference types 

    3
    - strings
    - arrays
    - user defines classes
  • How many bits does a short data type contain?

    16 bits
  • How many bits does a float data type contain?

    32 bits
  • What are the benefits of constraining the size of a variable?

    Optimising memory
  • What is the syntax to declare/initialise multiple variables at once?





    <type> <name> = <value> , <name> = <value> ;

    -> note, you only need to declare the type once
  • Which package do we import the Scanner from?





    import java.util.*;

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