<p>for the test, do you do anything on the computer, or is it all on paper? also, if I took a free study period in my schedule to self-study AB, would it be possible with me having no prior knowledge?</p>
<p>For the AP Computer Science course you are using a computer to do all of your coding and compiling of programs; however, for the AP exam it is all paper - no computer.</p>
<p>yup, it's a multiple choice exam with code on paper</p>
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<p>Only the first part though. In the second part you have write the answers (completion of methods in a program outlined for you). Most answers are only a few lines long though.</p>
<p>would it be possible to study it without a computer then?</p>
<p>No, you can't study the Java programming language without actually PRACTICING it by writing your own programs, compiling them, and debugging them. The AP Computer Science course is all about understanding how to write a Java-based application, not some bogus "Computer Applications" course...</p>
<p>Agreed. You most likely would not figure out what's wrong with your programs if you don't run it on a computer.</p>
<p>I have written many perfectly fine programs that only showed their flaws when I ran it and got a compile error.</p>
<p>Yup. I can't tell you how many misplaced commas, colons, etc. have screwed up an entire program I have written. The only way you learn is in fact through running them through the computer!</p>
<p>oh okay..thanks!!</p>