Quiz 2: Guide – SWE 619 – ALL – Spring 2010

In preparation for Quiz 2, please focus on the following concepts in the Chapter one of the Liskov and Bloch books:

1) Be able to describe when to use Java checked and unchecked exceptions;
2) Be able to describe why it is good practice to utilize standard Java exceptions;
3) Be able to describe why exceptions should be appropriate for the implementation abstraction;
4) Be prepared to provide a brief implementation that utilizes exceptions;

Your response to the above should be concise and terse (e.g., 3-5 sentences).