Reserved words "public", "private", "protected" in Java. Control whether classes and members may be accessed from any class, only this class, subclasses. Default is acc [..]

Methodology for developing software that emphasizes, among other things, unit testing as part of development process.

The way one program uses another program. In Java, the API can be thought of as the collection of public methods for a class or package.

Main building block in Java. Contains members, including fields and methods. Classes are the "blueprint" for creating objects.

Special block of code used to create an instance of a class (or, if you prefer, an object whose type is the class). Used with the "new" keyword (e.g., Person p = new Person() calls the Per [..]

Member in a class that holds data (e.g., name, age, etc.). Usually marked private so that other programs cannot directly access.

Program, like Eclipse, that provides the different tools required to develop a software package.

A set of programs that allows you to run Java programs on a specific computer platform, such as Windows, Linux, or Mac OS. The two primary components of the JRE are the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) an [..]

The program that runs Java programs on a specific platform. Java source code is compiled into .class files. These contain the instructions used by the JVM to actually run the programs on a Windows [..]

Member in a class that does some processing (e.g., like a subroutine or function in other languages).