PRG 421 All DQs

Week 1

Discussion Questions

Describe what an event is and how events and graphical user interfaces (GUI) are related.

List two advantages and two disadvantages of using unified modeling language as a standard for object-oriented programs.

Based on the Business Wire (2008) article, explain why an application must function on Java Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition.

Week 2

Discussion Questions

Describe what an event is and how events and graphical user interfaces (GUI) are related.

List two advantages and two disadvantages of using unified modeling language as a standard for object-oriented programs.

Based on the Business Wire (2008) article, explain why an application must function on Java Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition.

Week 3

Discussion Questions

Based on the Weimer and Necula (2008) article, what is the definition of a run-time error? How are exceptions and exception handling related to run-time errors?

Based on the Java Entrepreneur Blog (2007) article, what is the concern with memory or data management, related to threads? What is the solution?

Week 4

Discussion Questions

Class, it is important to understand the difference between formatted data and test data. How does formatted data differ from text data? In Object Oriented Programming, what is the purpose of I/O stream objects?

What do you feel are some design issues related to human factors of a GUI?

Describe how usability and software quality are related.

Based on the Mork (2007) article, what Java syntax concern is discussed? Explain how this concern affects file names.

Based on the Hildrum (2008) article, what are two solutions to handle automatic data deletion? How do these solutions differ?

Week 5

Discussion Questions

Explain how object-oriented design allows changes to be made in a class definition without affecting other classes in an application.

Based on the Frost (2008) article, how is the animation of a sprite accomplished? How are MP3 files used to provide background music?

Based on the Businessline (2007) article, define open source software and describe its importance to developers. Is all Java code open source? What effect might this situation have on distributing graphic-based interfaces?