Chapter 4

Question 1

Block of code

Answer 1

The code between a pair of curly braces

Question 2

Outer block

Answer 2

contains another block

Question 3

Inner block

Answer 3

is contained within another block

Question 4

Nested

Answer 4

Describes the state of an inner block

Question 5

Scope

Answer 5

The part of the program in which a variable exists and can be accessed using its unqualified name

Question 6

Comes into scope

Answer 6

Describes what happens to a variable when it becomes usable

Question 7

Goes out of scope

Answer 7

Describes what happens to a variable when it ceases to exist at the end of the block in which it is declared

Question 8

Scope level

Answer 8

Part of a program on which a variable exists and can be accessed using its unqualified name; In Java, this is the variable’s block