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Quiz

If your mind hasn't taken a vacation by this point in the hour, test your knowledge of this chapter with the following questions.

Questions

1:

How did object-oriented programming get its name?

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

  2. People often object because it's hard to master.

  3. Its parents named it.

2:

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

  1. Web programs cannot run programs on the user's computer.

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

  3. Java windows are labeled as Java windows.

3:

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

  1. Schizophrenia

  2. Multiculturalism

  3. Multithreading

Answers

A1:

a. It's also abbreviated as OOP.

A2:

b. ActiveX programs verify the author of the program, but this security method is not implemented as a standard security measure of Java. Programmers can use digital signatures and an identity verifying company like VeriSign in Java, but it isn't required.

A3:

c. This also is 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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