Question 1. When you compile a Java program, what are you doing?

1.a. Saving it to disk

1.b. Converting it into a form the computer can better understand

1.c. Adding it to your program collection

Compiling a program converts a .java file into a .class file or a set of .class files.

Question 2. What is a variable?

2.a. Something that wobbles but doesn't fall down

2.b. Text in a program that the compiler ignores

2.c. A place to store information in a program

Variables are one place to store information; later you learn about others such as arrays and constants. Weebles wobble but they don't fall down, and comments are text in a program that the compiler ignores.

Question 3. What is the process of fixing errors called?

3.a. Defrosting

3.b. Debugging

3.c. Decomposing

Because errors in a computer program are called bugs, fixing those errors is called debugging. Some programming tools come with a tool called a debugger that helps you fix errors.