Topics:

Lambdas and Streams

Learning Objectives:

• Define a lambda in a Java context
• Define what constitutes a functional interface
• Distinguish the varying syntax of lambdas
• Define the value of a functional interface using a lambda expression
• Create a Stream object from an array
• Create a Stream object from a Java Collection
• Override a Stream's forEach() method using a lambda
• Use a Stream's sort() method to automatically sort data sets

Topics:

File Input and Output

Learning Objectives:

• Create a new file using Java's FileWriter class
• Write to an existing file using Java's FileWriter class
• Read text from a file using Java's FileReader class
• Read text from a file using Java's BufferedReader class
• Define the difference between FileReader and BufferedReader
• Select files from the computer using JFileChooser

Topics:

Creating and Executing Multiple Threads

Learning Objectives:

• Define the purpose of threads
• Create a thread object
• State the relationship between Java's Thread class and the Runnable interface
• Define a thread's run method by implementing Runnable
• Start the execution of a thread
• Use the join() method to make one thread wait on another

Topics:

Java Sockets and ServerSockets

Learning Objectives:

• Define the purpose of Java's Socket class
• Create a server program using Java Sockets
• Create a basic networking application

Topics:

Bitwise Operations

Learning Objectives:

• Convert binary to decimal
• Convert decimal to binary
• Define the purpose of bitwise operators: &, |, <<, >>, and ^
• Use the &, |, <<, >>, and ^ bitwise operations to calculate new values.