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Hour 3: Vacationing in Java

Online Interactive Learning Lab

How to install the Wurm online game, a Java program that uses Java Web Start technology..

Hour 3 Quiz

Question 1. How did object-oriented programming get its name?

1.a. Programs are considered to be a group of objects working together.

1.b. People often object because it's hard to master.

1.c. Its parents named it.

It\s also abbreviated as OOP.

Question 2. Which of the following isn't a part of Java's security?

2.a. Web programs cannot run programs on the user's computer.

2.b. The identity of a program's author is always verified.

2.c. Java windows are labeled as Java windows.

Programmers can use digital signatures and an identity verifying company like VeriSign in Java, but it isn't required.

Question 3. What is a program's capability to handle more than one task called?

3.a. Schizophrenia

3.b. Multiculturalism

3.c. Multithreading

This is also called multitasking, but the term multithreading is used in conjunction with Java because an independently running part of a program is called a thread.

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Activities

  • Solution 1: Visit JARS, the Java Applet Ratings Service, and browse its listings until you find the card games category. Edit
  • Solution 2: Visit Sun's official Java site and download one of the sample Java programs from the applets page to your computer. Edit
   
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