Intro to Computers and Programming

January 15th, 2016

Slides

Text Book Reading

• 1.1 - 1.5

Lecture Code

• Example1
• Example2
  

BlueJ Installation

• BlueJ
• Terminal Window Settings (options->Clear screen at method call, options->Unlimited buffering)

How to Run a Program

• Instructions

General Terminology

• Compile-Time Error vs. Run-Time Error
• Algorithm vs. Program
• Designing vs. Programming
• Object Oriented
  

Programming Process

1. Understand the problem
2. Design a solution
3. Implement the solution
4. Test the solution, fixing errors as necessary

Computer Components

• Input Mechanisms
• Output Mechanisms
• Memory (cache, RAM, hard disks, external storage)
• Processor

Ungraded Exercise

• Install the Java Development Kit (JDK) on your home computer if necessary.
• Install BlueJ on your home computer.
• Create and run a simple Java program.