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Preface

Chapter I Introduction

1.1 Computer Processing

Software Categories

Digital Computers

Binary Numbers

1.2 Hardware Components

Computer Architecture

Input/Output Devices

Main Memory and Secondary Memory

The Central Processing Unit

1.3 Networks

Network Connections

Local-Area Networks and Wide-Area Networks

The Internet

The World Wide Web

Uniform Resource Locators

1.4 The Java Programming Language

A Java Program

Comments

Identifiers and Reserved WordS

White Space

1.5 Program Development

Programming "Language Levels

Editors, Compilers, and Interpreters

Development Environments

Syntax and Semantics

Errors

1.6 Object-Oriented Programming

Problem Solving

Object-Oriented Software Principles

Chapter 2 Data and Expressions

2.1 Character Strings

The print and println Methods

String Concatenation

Escape Sequences

2.2 Variables and Assignment

Variables

The Assignment Statement

Constants

2.3 Primitive Data Types

Integers and Floating Points

Characters

Booleans

2.4 Expressions

Arithmetic Operators

Operator Precedence

Increment and Decrement Operators

Assignment Operators

2.5 Data Conversion

Conversion Techniques

2.6 Interactive Programs

The Scanner Class

2.7 Graphics

Coordinate Systems

Representing Color

2.8 Applets

Executing Applets Using the Web

2.9 Drawing Shapes

The Graphics Class

Software Failure:NASA Mars Climate Orbiter and Polar Lander

Chapter 3 Using Classes and Objects

Chapter 4 Writing Classes

Chapter 5 Conditionals and Loops

Chapter 6 Object-Oriented Design

Chapter 7 Arrays

Chapter 8 Inheritance

Chapter 9 Polymorphism

Chapter 10 Exceptions

Chapter 11 Recursion

Chapter 12 Collections

Appendix A Glossary

Appendix B Number Systems

Appendix C The Unicode Character Set

Appendix D Java Operators

Appendix E Java Mdifiers

Appendix F Java Coding Guidelines