Sams Teach Yourself Java™ in 24 Hours (Covering Java 7 and Android)

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Workshop 11

The dance can be seen on YouTube,where one commenter writes,

“Thumbs up if you’re watching this just to see the 2 paddle.”

Workshop

Quiz

Test yourknowledge of the material covered in this hour by answering the
following questions.

1. Which of the following is not a reason that people think computer pro-
   gramming is painfully difficult?
   A. Programmers spread that rumor to improve their employment
   prospects.
   B. Jargon and acronyms are all over the place.
   C. People who find programming too difficult are eligible for a gov-
   ernment bailout.


2. What kind of tool runs a computer program by figuring out one line at a
   time?
   A. A slow tool
   B. An interpreter
   C. A compiler


3. Why did James Gosling hole up in his office and create Java?
   A. He was unhappy with the language he was using on a project.
   B. His rock band wasn’t getting any gigs.
   C. When you can’t visit YouTube at work,the Internet is pretty dull.

Answers

1. C.Computer book authors didn’t get a bailout either.


2. B.Compilers figure out the instructions beforehand so that the program
   can run faster.


3. A.He was frustrated with C++. Back in 1991 when Gosling created
   Java,people thought that YouTube was the place that held
   Yo u To o t h p a s t e.