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Section 4
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1. Which of the following declarations are correct?

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double duty; (*)
float loan; (*)
boolean value = 12;
int start = 34, 3nd = 99;
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2. Which line of Java code will assign the value of the square root of 11 to a variable
named a?

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double a=11^(1/2);
double a=sqrt(11);
int a=Math.sqrt(11);
double a=Math.sqrt*11;
double a=Math.sqrt(11); (*)
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3. The ______________ is the location into which you will store and save your files.

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Perspective
Workspace (*)
Editor
None of the above
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4. A workspace is:

The physical location onto which you will store and save your files.
The location where all projects are developed and modified.
The location where you can have one or more stored perspectives.
All of the above. (*)
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5. A workspace can not have more than one stored projects. True or false?

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True
False (*)
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Section 4
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6. You can return to the Eclipse Welcome Page by choosing Welcome from what menu?

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File
Edit
Help (*)
Close
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7. A perspective is described as:

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A combination of views and editors (*)

A combination of views and windows
A combination of editor tabs
None of the above
Incorrect. Refer to Section 4 Lesson 1.
8. Which of the following defines a driver class?

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Contains a main method and other static methods. (*)

Contains classes that define objects.
Contains a main method, a package, static methods, and classes that define objects.

None of the above.

Incorrect. Refer to Section 4 Lesson 2.
9. Which of the following defines an object class?

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Contains a main method and other static methods.

Contains classes that define objects. (*)
Contains a main method, a package, static methods, and classes that define objects.
None of the above.
Correct
10.Consider the following code snippet.

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What is printed?
88888 (*)
88888888
1010778
101077810109
ArrayIndexOutofBoundsException is thrown
Incorrect. Refer to Section 4 Lesson 4.

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Section 4
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11.Consider the following code snippet.

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What is printed?
Cayrbniz
CayrbnizCayrbniz
yr (*)
ay
ArrayIndexOutofBoundsException is thrown
Incorrect. Refer to Section 4 Lesson 4.
12.Given the code:
String s = new String("abc");
Which of the following statements will change the length of s to the largest length?

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s.trim()
s.replace("a", "aa")
s.substring(2)
s.toUpperCase()
None of the above will change the length of s. (*)
Correct
13.What is printed by the following code segment?

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\\\\
\\\\\\\ (*)
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
\\
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14.The following code is an example of creating a String reference:

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True or false?
True (*)
False
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Section 5
(Answer all questions in this section)
15.How many times will the following loop be executed?
What is the value of x after the loop has finished?
What is the value of count after the loop has finished?

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int count = 17;

int x = 1;
while(count > x){
x*=3;
count-=3;
}
4; 8; 27
3; 27; 8 (*)
5; 27; 8
5; 30; 5
3; 9; 11
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Section 5
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16. One advantage to using a while loop over a for loop is that a while loop always has a
counter. True or false?

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True
False (*)
Incorrect. Refer to Section 5 Lesson 2.
17. Updating the input of a loop allows you to implement the code with the next element
rather than repeating the code always with the same element. True or false?
True (*)

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False
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18. Which of the following could be a reason to use a switch statement in a Java program?

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Because it allows the code to be run through until a certain conditional statement
is true.
Because it allows the program to run certain segments of code and neglect to run
others based on the input given. (*)
Because it terminates the current loop.
Because it allows the user to enter an input in the console screen and prints out a
message that the user input was successfully read in.
Correct
19. Determine whether this boolean expression evaluates to true or false:
!(3<4&&6>6||6<=6&&7-2==6)

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True (*)
False
Incorrect. Refer to Section 5 Lesson 1.
20. How would you use the ternary operator to rewrite this if statement?
if (balance < 500)<
fee = 10;
else
fee = 0;

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fee = ( balance < 500) ? 0 : 10;

fee= ( balance < 500) ? 10 : 0; (*)
fee = ( balance >= 5) ? 0 : 10;
fee = ( balance >= 500) ? 10 : 0;
fee = ( balance > 5) ? 10 : 0;
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Section 6
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21. Which of the following declares a one dimensional array name scores of type int that
can hold 14 values?

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int scores;
int[] scores=new int[14]; (*)
int[] scores=new scores int[14];
int score= new int[14];
Incorrect. Refer to Section 6 Lesson 1.
22. What is the output of the following segment of code?
int array[][] = {{1,2,3},{3,2,1}};
for(int i=0;i<2;i++)
for(int j=0;j<3;j++)
System.out.print(2*array[1][1]);

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444444 (*)
123321
246642
222222
This code doesn't compile.
Incorrect. Refer to Section 6 Lesson 1.
23. Which of the following declares and initializes a one dimensional array that can hold 5
Object reference types?

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String[] array=new String[5];

Object array=new Object[5]; (*)
Object[] array=new Object[4];
String[] array=String[4];
Incorrect. Refer to Section 6 Lesson 1.
24. Which of the following statements is not a valid array declaration?

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int number[];
float []averages;
double marks[5];
counter int[]; (*)
Correct
25. Which of the following is a sorting algorithm that involves repeatedly incrementing
through the array and swapping 2 adjacent values if they are in the wrong order until
all elements are in the correct order?
Selection Sort
Merge Sort

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Bubble Sort (*)

Sequential Search
Binary Search
Incorrect. Refer to Section 6 Lesson 2.

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Section 6
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26. Which of the following is the correct lexicographical order for the conents of the int
array?

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{17, 1, 1, 83, 50, 28, 29, 3, 71, 22}

{71, 1, 3, 28,29, 50, 22, 83, 1, 17}
{83, 71, 50, 29, 28, 22, 17, 3, 1, 1}
{1, 1, 17, 22, 28, 29, 3, 50, 71, 83}
{1, 2, 7, 0, 9, 5, 6, 4, 8, 3}
{1, 1, 3, 17, 22, 28, 29, 50, 71, 83} (*)
Correct
27. Which searching algorithm involves using a low, middle, and high index value to find
the location of a value in a sorted set of data (if it exists)?

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Sequential Search
Merge Sort
Selection Sort
Binary Search (*)
All of the above
Incorrect. Refer to Section 6 Lesson 2.
28. Big-O Notation is used in Computer Science to describe the performance of Sorts and
Searches on arrays. True or false?

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True (*)
False
Incorrect. Refer to Section 6 Lesson 2.
29. A logic error occurs if an unintentional semicolon is placed at the end of a loop
initiation because the interpreter reads this as the only line inside the loop, a line that
does nothing. Everything that follows the semicolon is interpreted as code outside of
the loop. True or false?

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True
False (*)
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Section 7
(Answer all questions in this section)
30. If a variable in a superclass is private, could it be directly accessed or modified by a
subclass? Why or why not?

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Yes. A subclass inherits full access to all contents of its super class.
Yes. Any variable passed through inheritance can be changed, but private
methods cannot.
No. A private variable can only be modified by the same class with which it is
declared regardless of its inheritance. (*)
No. Nothing inherited by the super class can be changed in the subclass.
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Section 7
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31. Which of the following is the correct way to call an overriden method needOil() of a
super class Robot in a subclass SqueakyRobot?

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Robot.needOil(SqueakyRobot);
SqueakyRobot.needOil();
super.needOil(); (*)
needOil(Robot);
Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 4.
32. An access modifier is a keyword that allows subclasses to access methods, data, and
constructors from their parent class. True or false?

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True (*)
False
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33. What is encapsulation?

A keyword that allows or restricts access to data and methods.

A programming philosophy that promotes simpler, more efficient coding by using

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exiting code for new applications.

A structure that categorizes and organizes relationships among ideas, concepts of
things with the most general at the top and the most specific at the bottom.
A programming philosophy that promotes protecting data and hiding
implementation in order to preserve the integrity of data and methods. (*)
Correct
34. Any instance of the same class can assign a new value to a static variable. True or
false?

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True (*)
False
Correct
35. Static methods can change instance variables at run-time. True or false?

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True
False (*)
Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 3.

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36.A base case can handle nested conditions. True or false?

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True (*)
False
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37.If we override the toString() method with the code below, what would be the result of
printing?

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It would print the array one element at a time. The console screen would display: 0 18
215 64 11 42
It would print the string returned from the method. The console screen would display:
[0,18,215,64,11,42,] (*)
It would print the array backwards. The console screen would display: 42 11 64 215
18 0
It would print the string returned from the method. The console screen would display:
{0, 18, 215, 64, 11, 42}
Correct
38.Identify the correct way to declare an abstract class.

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abstract public class ClassName{...}

public abstract ClassName(...)
public class abstract ClassName(...)
public abstract class ClassName{...} (*)
Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 5.
39.If a class is immutable then it must be abstract. True or false?

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True
False (*)
Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 5.
40.A class can only have one constructor. True or false?

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True
False (*)
Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 1.

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Section 7
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41.What value will return for j when the setValue method is called?

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31
32
10
11 (*)
Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 1.
42.What is the output of the following code segment:
int n = 13;
System.out.print(doNothing(n));
System.out.print(" ", n);

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where the code from the method doNothing is:

public double doNothing(int n)
{
n = n + 8;
return (double) 12/n;
}
1.75, 13
0.571, 21
1.75, 21
0.571, 13 (*)
Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 1.
43.What is true about the code below:
Car car1=new Car();
Car car2=new Car();
car2=car1;
(Choose all correct answers)
The references car1 and car2 are pointing to two Car Objects in memory.
The reference car2 points to an exact copy of the Car Object that car1 references. (*)

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There are no more Car objects in memory.

There is a Car object that car1 referenced that is now slated for removal by the
garbage collector.
There is a Car object that car2 referenced that is now slated for removal by the
garbage collector. (*)
Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 1.
44.Which of the following calls the method calculate correctly?

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ThisClass t=new ThisClass(); int x=t.calculate(3,4); (*)

int x=calculate(3,4);
ThisClass t=new ThisClass(); int x=t.calculate(3);
ThisClass t=new ThisClass(); int x=t.calculate();
Correct
45.What is wrong with the following class declaration?
class Account{ ;
private int number;
private String name;;
public Account;
}
Classes cannot include strings.
Classes cannot include mixed data types.
The constructor method has no definition. (*)
There is nothing wrong.
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46. Which of the following specifies accessibility to variables, methods, and classes?

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Methods
Parameters
Overload constructors
Access modifiers (*)
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47. Which of the following correctly defines overloading?

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Having more than one constructor with the same name but different arguments.
(*)
Having more than one constructor with different names and the same arguments.
A variable argument method that returns an array.
A type of access specifier that only allows access from inside the same class.
Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 2.
48. Which of the following is the correct definition of a parameter?

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A keyword that specifies accessibility of code.

A way to call a method with a variable number of arguments using an elipse.
A variable in a method declaration that gets passed into the method. (*)
A type of access specifier.
It is used to assign initial values to instance variables of a class; the structure is
very similar to that of a method.
Correct
49. Which segment of code represents a correct way to call a variable argument method
counter that takes in integers as its variable argument parameter?

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counter(String a, int b);

counter(int[] numbers);
counter(1, 5, 8, 17, 11000005); (*)
counter("one","two",String[] nums);
Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 2.
50. Which of the following is the definition of a constructor?

A keyword that specifies accessibility of code.

A special method that is used to assign initial values to instance variables in a
class. (*)

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A way to call a method with a variable number of arguments using an elipse.

A variable in a method declaration that gets passed into the method.
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