Applied

• Code if/else statements and switch statements to control the logic of an application.
• Code while, do-while, and for loops to control the repetitive processing that an application requires.
• Code nested for loops whenever they are required.
• Use the break, labeled break, continue, and labeled continue statements to jump out of a loop or to jump to the start of a loop.
• Code a static method that performs a given operation, and code a statement that calls that method.
• Given the Java code for an application that uses any of the language elements presented in this chapter, explain what each statement in the application does.

Knowledge

• Explain how a reference type like a String object is different from a primitive data type.
• Explain what a logical operator is and why you would use one.
• Describe the difference between how the regular logical operators and the short-circuit operators work.
• Compare the if/else and switch statements.
• Explain what it means for execution to fall through a label in a switch statement.
• Describe the differences between while, do-while, and for loops.
• Explain what an infinite loop is and what you must do when one occurs.
• Describe the difference between the break statement and the continue statement.
• Explain what an access modifier is and how it affects the static methods you define.
• Explain what the signature of a method is.