Programming and Problem Solving with Java

Knowledge Goals

• To understand the difference between atomic and composite data types


• To understand the difference between unstructured and structured
  composite data types


• To understand how Java implements arrays


• To understand the process of passing an array as an argument


• To understand the difference between an array and the information stored
  within the array


• To understand the role of an array in structuring data within a problem

Skill Goals

To be able to:

• Declare and instantiate a one-dimensional array


• Access and manipulate the individual components in a one-dimensional
  array where the elements are atomic types


• Access and manipulate the individual components in a one-dimensional
  array where the elements are composite types


• Use an initializer list to instantiate a one-dimensional array

One-Dimensional

Arrays

1975
IBM introduces the
first laser printer

1976

The first commercial

e-mail service,

OnTyme, struggles

to find a market for

its product because

of the installation

requirements for its

use

1976

Steve Jobs and

Steve Wozniak

create the “Apple I”

computer

1977

Steve Jobs and

Steve Wozniak

found Apple

Computer Inc.; the

Apple II computer

sets the standard

for personal

computers

1977

Bill Gates and Paul

Allen form a

partnership and

create Microsoft

1977

Commodore

introduces the PET,

a PC with a built-in

monitor