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Student

Definition

A student is an individual who is enrolled in a school or educational institution and is actively pursuing knowledge and education.

Analogy

Think of a student as a sponge. Just like a sponge absorbs water to expand its capacity, a student absorbs knowledge to expand their understanding and skills.

Related terms

Grade Level: The grade level refers to the specific year or level of education that a student is currently in.

Attendance: Attendance refers to the act of being present at school or in class regularly.

GPA (Grade Point Average): GPA is a numerical representation of a student's academic performance, calculated by averaging the grades they have received in their courses.

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Practice Questions (3)

  • What does the following code snippet create? Student alice = new Student("Alice", 18, 3.5);
  • Which constructor will be called when creating the following object: Student john = new Student("John", 20);
  • Assume the following code is valid. What is the static type and dynamic type of the variable "jack"? ``` Person jack = new Student(); ```


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