Course Description:

UNDERSTAND JAVA VIRTUAL MACHINE

2

3

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List the key features of the Java programming language

Describe the Java Virtual Machine

Explain how garbage collection works

Describe how security features work

ABLE TO UNDERSTAND CLASSES AND PACKAGES

2

3

0

Define classes and packages

Write a simple Java application, compile and run it

Use the Java Applicaton Programming Interface (API) on-line documentation

USING JAVA IDENTIFIERS, KEYWORDS, DATA TYPES, AND COMMENTS

4

6

0

Use comments in a program

Distinguish between valid and invalid identifiers

Recognize the keywords in the Java programming language

List the eight primitive types

Define literal values for numeric and textual types

Describe the coding conventions for classes, interfaces, methods, variables, constants, and control structures

Describe the terms class, object, member variable, and reference

Create a class definition for a simple class containing primitive member variables

Declare variables of class type

Construct an object using the keyword new

Access the member variables of an object using the dot notation

Describe the significance of a reference variable and state the consequences of assignment between variables of class type

ABLE TO USE BOOLEAN AND ARITHMETIC EXPRESSIONS, LOOPS DECISIONS, AND SWITCHES

4

6

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Distinguish between member and automatic variables

Describe the initialization of member variables

Recognize and correct a "Possible reference before assignment" compiler error

Recognize, describe, and use operators

Distinguish between legal and illegal assignments of primitive types

Recognize Boolean expressions and state the requirement for these in control constructs

Recognize assignment compatibility and required casts in fundamental types

Make appropriate use of if, switch, for, while, and do constructions and the labeled forms of break and continue

ABILITY TO CREATE AND USE JAVA ARRAY TECHNIQUES

4

6

0

Declare and create arrays of primitive, class, or array types

Explain why and show how to initialize the elements of an array

Determine the number of elements in any array

Write code to copy arrays

ABILITY TO CODE METHODS AND CONSTRUCTORS USING OBJECTS AND CLASSES

8

12

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Describe encapsulation, polymorphism, and inheritance

Write code to define a method

Write code to create and initialize an object

Use the this keyword to access the "current" object

Use private and public access modifiers

Write code to invoke a method on a particular object

Write class constructors and invoke particular constructors using new with arguments

Invoke overloaded methods and constructors

Use subclassing

Create and use heterogeneous collections

Create and use methods that accept generic argument types

Write overriding methods in a subclass and describe execution flow when executing an overridden method

Invoke overridden methods and describe how the method is chosen

Understand the use of import statements for library access

ABILITY TO OVERRIDE METHODS AND CONSTRUCTORS, USE OF STATIC AND FINAL VARIABLES AND METHODS AS WELL AS WRAPPER CLASSES

8

12

0

Develop overriding methods and invoke overridden methods

Invoke overridden constructors

Control invocation of parent class constructors

Declare and use static variables and methods

Declare and use final classes, methods, and variables

Use abstract methods and interfaces

Use access control levels

Identify deprecated classes and describe how to handle them during migration to Java 2 SDK

Use inner classes

Use wrapper classes

Describe collections

Describe reflection

ABILITY TO HANDLE JAVA EXCEPTIONS

8

12

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Define exceptions

Describe the usage of the keywords try, catch, and finally

Describe exception categories

Identify common exceptions

Write code to handle your own exceptions