use in the method header
does not indicate the method is empty
indicates the method does not return a value when called
Does not mean that main() doesn't produce output.
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Difference between compiler and an interpreter
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compiler translates an entire program before carrying out the statement. An interpreter translates one program statement at a time.
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Byte Code
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Statements saved in a file
a binary program into which the Java compiler converts source code.
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Source Code
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Programming statements written in high-level programming language
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Concatenated
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A numeric variable is concatenated to a string using the plus sign
The entire expression becomes the string
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debugging
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freeing the program of all errors
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access specifier
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defines the circumstances under which a class can be assessed and the other classes that have the right to use a class.
Public and private
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Unnamed constant
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No identifier is associated with it ie System.out.println(459);
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Logic
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Determines the exact order of instructions needed to produce desired results
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Static
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a reserved keyword
means that the method is accessible and usable even though no objects of the class exist.
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Computer program
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Set of written instructions that tells the computer what to do
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Literal Constant
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value taken literally at each use
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Uninitialized variable
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Variable that's declared but not given a value
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Java Interpreter
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Checks byte code and communicates with the operating system.
Executes byte code instructions line by line within the JVM
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Variable
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-a named memory location
-used to store a value
-can hold only one value at a time
-its value can change