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| Exam Objective | Chapter |
|---|---|
| What is Java? | |
| Describe the features of Java | 1 |
| Describe the real-world applications of Java | 1 + online |
| Java Basics | |
| Describe the Java Development Kit (JDK) and the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) | 1 |
| Describe the components of object-oriented programming | 1 |
| Describe the components of a basic Java program | 1 |
| Compile and execute a Java program | 1 |
| Basic Java Elements | |
| Identify the conventions to be followed in a Java program | 1 |
| Use Java reserved words | 1 |
| Use single-line and multi-line comments in Java programs | 1 |
| Import other Java packages to make them accessible in your code | 1 |
| Describe the java.lang package | 1 |
| Working with Java Data Types | |
| Declare and initialize variables including a variable using final | 1 |
| Cast a value from one data type to another including automatic and manual promotion | 2 |
| Declare and initialize a String variable | 1 |
| Working with Java Operators | |
| Use basic arithmetic operators to manipulate data including +, -, *, /, and % | 2 |
| Use the increment and decrement operators | 2 |
| Use relational operators including ==, !=, >, >=, <, and <= | 2 |
| Use arithmetic assignment operators | 2 |
| Use conditional operators including &&, ||, and ? | 2 |
| Describe the operator precedence and use of parentheses | 2 |
| Working with the String Class | |
| Develop code that uses methods from the String class | 4 |
| Format Strings using escape sequences including %d, %n, and %s | 11 |
| Working with Random and Math Classes | |
| Use the Random class | Online |
| Use the Math class | 4 |
| Using Decision Statements | |
| Use the decision making statement (if-then and if-then-else) | 3 |
| Use the switch statement | 3 |
| Compare how == differs between primitives and objects | 4 |
| Compare two String objects by using the compareTo and equals methods | 4 |
| Using Looping Statements | |
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Describe looping statements
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