Unit 2 Lesson 6 - Variables

Lesson summary and assignments

Vocabulary

assignment
using the assignment operator ( = ) to initialize or change the value stored in a variable
initialization
giving a starting value to a variable using the assignment operator ( = )
literal
a source code representation of a value, such as a number or text
primitive type
a basic data type that Java predefines
reference type
a data type that contains a pointer to the memory location of an object