This is not a complete list of topics covered in the course. It is intended as a study guide but there is no guanrantee that every question on the final will refer back directly or indirectly to an item on this list.

• Preparing and executing high-level language programs
• editors, compilers, interpreters
• Java
• Java compiler generates JVM isntructions
• Java runtime ("java" and "javaw")
• Basics of Java programs
• class, method, variables, assignment
• basic input/output: System.out.print(ln)(), scanners
• arithmetic
• Strings, concatenation
• Classes, objects, and references
• class defines the form and behavior of objects which are created by new which returns an address which is a reference
• an object created using a class is an instance of the class
• careful use of references pointing to objects
• Strings
• as objects
• treated similarly to primitive types
• concatenation
• using '+' as concatenation and as addition
• Random number generators
• Arrays
• command-line arguments
• Inside classes
• capitalization conventions
• public and private visibility
• fields
• "get and set" methods
• final (constant) fields
• methods
• parameters and return type
• overloading
• local variables
• constructors
• static methods and fields
• Primitive types
• integer types: int, long, short, byte
• real types: float, double
• mixing numeric types in an expression
• char
• boolean
• Control structures
• boolean expressions
• relational operators and their precedence
• boolean operatiors
• if, if ... else
• loops
• while, do while, for
• nested control structures
• switch
• case labels as entry points to a block of code
• break
• default case
• Inheritance
• terminology: "subclass" = "derived class" = "child class"
• subclasses extending a base class
• inheriting fields and methods
• overriding methods
• class hierarchies
• abstract classes
• assigning a reference to reference higher in the hierarchy
• late binding and polymorphism
• Exceptions
• try-catch-finally blocks
• catching more than one exception after a catch block
• exception propagation (catching an exception in the calling method)
• checked exceptions
• catch or declare method "thows ..."
• Reading and writing files
• reading: FileReader, BufferedReader, Scanner
• writing: PrintWriter
• Inner classes
• fields and methods of outer class visible to inner class
• Interfaces
• Graphical User Interfaces
• basic construction
• JFrame
• setDefaultCloseOperation, pack, setVisible, etc.
• JPanel
• as organizers
• panels inside panels
• extending JPanel
• JLabel
• Events
• listeners (implementing ActionListener)
• actionPerformed: responding to an event
• identifying the source of event
• Objects creating events
• JButton
• JRadioListener
• adding listeners
• layout managers