Test: The Java Language

 

A These statements about Java are all false. Read the text and correct them.

1. Java was invented by Microsoft.
   

2. With the interpreter, a program is first converted into Java bytecodes.
   

3. Java is not compatible with most computing platforms.
   

4. The Java language is single-threaded, one part executing at a time.
   

5. Java has no competitors.
   

6. Flash files are called animations.




B Match the words (1–6) with the words (a–f) to make technical terms from the text.

1 Java
2 operating
3 programming
4 web
5 source
6 graphical

a applet
b page
c code
d system
e object
f language

C Complete the sentences with words in italic.


interpreted    animated    configured    used    pronounced    object-oriented    compiled


1 Java lets you watch ______ characters on web pages.
2 Java is an ______ language, similar to C++ but more dynamic.
3 First, the source code of a Java program is ______ into an intermediate format called bytecode. This is then ______ by any system possessing a Java interpreter.
4 The Java ME platform is widely ______ in mobile devices.
5 Nowadays, most mobile phones are ______ to use Java games.
6 Microsoft’s CB is a simplified version of C and C++ for the Web, it’s ______ ‘C sharp’.




D Match the terms (1–5) with the definitions (a–e).

1 Java
2 applet
3 plug-in
4 platform-independent
5 object-oriented programming

a) an auxiliary program that enables web browsers to support new content, for example animation
b) software that can run on any operating system
c) an island in Indonesia, coffee (in American Slang), and a programming language for internet applications
d) a computer programming technique that allows the creation of objects that interact with each other and can be used as the foundation of others; used to create graphical user interfaces
e) a small Java application, usually designed to run automatically within a web page