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Java |
C# |
C++ |
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Chapter 1
COMPUTING: SOME CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY
hardware software operating system, main memory, mass
memory, auxiliary memory devices
source program, object program, and executable program
application system program development |
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Chapter 2
FIRST LOOK AT Java/C#/C++ SOURCE PROGRAMS
This chapter introduces a couple of computer programs,
and explains how programs are compiled and executed. Some free editor programs
(e.g. Notepad2, EditPad Lite, and JFE Jens' File Editor) are discussed
in the books or on the internet site. |
Instructions for downloading the Java 1.5 Software Development
Kit which includes a free Java compiler. |
Instructions for downloading the .NET Framework which
includes a free C# compiler. |
Instructions for downloading the free Borland C++ compiler |
Chapter 3
HOW INFORMATION IS STORED IN THE MEMORY OF COMPUTERS?
numerical information, numbering systems, the binary
world of computer, textual information, the ASCII coding system, Unicode,
encoding of pictures, sound, and moving pictures |
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Chapter 4
LOGICAL OPERATING PRINCIPLES OF COMPUTERS
How does the main memory operate?
computer memory, main memory,
components of an imaginary computer, inside the imaginary
processor, machine instructions
step and state of program execution
ICOM simulated imaginary computer, program that contains
a loop, subroutine call and stack operation, program that use keyboard,
memory area, and stack
towards high-level programming |
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Chapter 5
VARIABLES AND OTHER BASIC ELEMENTS IN PROGRAMS
integral variables (int, short, long, char), keyword,
name, space, and newline, floating-point variable,
operator, assignments, numerical constant, literal constant,
operand,
formatting the output on the screen |
The format specifiers used by the printf() and String.format()
methods are explained. |
The format specifiers of C# are explained. |
The input/output manipulators of C++ are explained. |
Chapter 6
DECISIONS AND REPETITIONS: BASIC ACTIVITIES IN PROGRAMS
making decision with keywords if and else, decisions
with switch-case construct, while loop enable repetition, for loop repeat
known number of times, do-while loop execute at least once, block structure
of programs, truth values |
The new "foreach" loop of Java is explained at the end
of the chapter. |
The foreach loop is explained at the end of the chapter. |
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Chapter 7
ARRAYS : SETS OF SIMILAR DATA ITEMS
declaring and creating arrays, referring
to array elements, array positions, initialized multidimensional arrays |
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In the C++ book, Chapter 7 introduces also C-style strings
which are arrays of type char. The string functions strcmp, strcat, strcpy,
etc., are also discussed. The string class of C++ is introduced in Chapter
15. |
Chapter 8
STRINGS STORE SEQUENCES OF CHARACTER CODES
In the Java and C# books, this chapter introduces the
standard String and StringBuilder classes and string methods. |
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In the C++ book, Chapter 8 introduces pointers. Because
pointers are not used in the other languages, Chapter 8 is different in
the other books. |
Chapter 9
METHODS: LOGICAL PERFORMING UNITS IN PROGRAMS
static methods, concept of calling, caller, callee,
method parameters (arguments), return statement,
role of stack in method calls,
scope of variables, local variables, global variables,
parameters for the
main() / Main() method,
overloading method names |
Java does not have output paramters. This chapter is
thus simpler in the Java book. |
The parameter modifiers out and ref are explained in
this chapter. |
In the C++ book, the term "function" is used in place
of the term "method". C++ function prototypes are explained in this chapter. |
Chapter 10
CLASSES AND OBJECTS
class members, fields, instance methods, constructor
(and destructor), creation of objects, several constructors in a class,
array of objects, stack that grows dynamically. |
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In the C++ book, Chapter 10 is entitled STRUCTURES AND
FILES: LARGER PIECES OF DATA, and it does not correspond to any chapter
in the other books. In the other books, file accessing is discussed in
Chapter 14. |
Chapter 11
MORE ADVANCED CLASSES
This chapter introduces some large classes and applications.
Object-oriented programming (OOP), object-oriented design (OOD), and UML class
diagrams are explained to some extent.
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In the C# book, this chapter introduces also properties
and indexers. |
In the C++ book, Chapter 11 is entitled GOING CLOSER
TO THE MACHINE and it thus corresponds to Chapter 16 in the other books.
However, threads are not discussed in the C++ book. |
Chapter 12
INHERITANCE AND CLASS HIERARCHIES
base class, derived class, superclass, subclass, parent
class,
child class, polymorphism, polymorphic method, public,
private, protected, abstract class,
early binding, late binding |
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In the C# book, structs are introduced at the end of
Chapter 12. |
Chapter 12 in the C++ book corresponds to Chapter 10
in the other books. |
Chapter 13
This chapter introduces the Object class, exception classes,
and some other important classes. Boxing and unboxing are discussed as
well. |
Wrapper classes Integer, Short, Byte, Double, etc. |
Standard structs Int32, Int16, Byte, Double, etc. |
Chapter 13 in the C++ book corresponds to Chapter 11
in the other books. |
Chapter 14
STORING INFORMATION IN FILES
text files vs. binary files, reading files, writing files,
appending data to a file, standard classes available to access files |
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Chapter 14 in the C++ book corresponds to Chapter 12
in the other books. |
Chapter 15
This chapter introduces more standard classes (e.g. ArrayList
class) |
Classes Calendar and GregorianCalendar. Generics are
discussed shortly. |
C# DateTime struct |
Chapter 15 (STANDARD C++ CLASSES) in the C++ book corresponds
"loosely" to chapters 14 and 15 in the other books. |
Chapter 16
GOING CLOSER TO THE MACHINE
Bit operators &, |, ^, ~. >>, and <<; getting
current time and date into a program; threads |
Java has the extra bit operator >>>. |
In the C# book, delegates are discussed shortly as they
are needed when threads are used. |
Chapter 16 of the C++ book is entitled LARGE OBJECT-ORIENTED
APPLICATIONS and the other books do not have a chapter that would correspond
to to it. |
Appendices
The appendices are logically "equivalent" in all books. |
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