Fundamentals of the Java Programming Language, Java SE 6

Explaining Java Technology

Describe key concepts of the Java programming language
List the three Java technology product groups
Summarize each of the seven stages of the product life cycle

Analyzing a Problem and Designing a Solution

Analyze a problem using object-oriented analysis
Design classes from which objects will be created

Developing and Testing a Java Technology Program

Identify the four components of a class in the Java programming language
Use the main method in a test class to run a Java technology program from the command line
Compile and execute a Java technology program

Declaring, Initializing, and Using Variables

Identify the use the syntax for variables and define the syntax for a variable
List the eight Java programming language primitive data types
Declare, initialize, and use variables and constants according to Java programming language guidelines and coding standards
Modify variable values using operators
Use promotion and type casting

Creating and Using Objects

Declare, instantiate, and initialize object reference variables
Compare how object reference variables are stored in relation to primitive variables
Use a class (the String class) included in the Java Software Developer Kit (SDK)
Use the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE[TM]) class library specification to learn about other classes in this application programming interface (API)

Using Operators and Decision Constructs

Identify relational and conditional operators
Create if and if/else constructs
Use the switch construct

Using Loop Constructs

Create while loops
Develop for loops
Create do/while loops

Developing and Using Methods

Describe the advantages of methods and define worker and calling methods
Declare and invoke a method
Compare object and static methods
Use overloaded methods

Implementing Encapsulation and Constructors

Use encapsulation to protect data
Create constructors to initialize objects

Creating and Using Arrays

Code one-dimensional arrays
Set array values using length attribute and a loop
Pass arguments to the main method for use in a program
Create two-dimensional arrays

Implementing Inheritance

Define and test your use of inheritance
Explain abstraction
Explicitly identify class libraries used in your code