1. KFT1 Task 4 GETTING STARTED
Pubali Banerjee, PhD

2. MYSQL Installation Download and install the latest version of MYSQL
Don’t forget to note down the root password
From a command prompt window login to MYSQL as root
Run the SQL scripts to create the databases
Add the .jar file to the project in NetBeans.

3. MediaManager Create the database by running the SQL script
Then open the project; add the .jar file
Run the project and make sure it is working

4. Concepts Abstract class: A class that has at least one abstract method
Abstract method: A method with no implementation, followed by no braces; followed by a ‘;’
Cannot create an instance of an abstract class

5. Inheritance Super class: the base class
Sub class: inherited class. If this is a concrete class, inherited from an abstract class, then there needs to be implementation for all the abstract methods

6. MediaManager: specifications
Description: repository of media: DVDs and VHS tapes; user should be able to add information about new media and retrieve info from the database.
Base class: media: abstract class
Inherited classes: VHS and DVD
Connect class: handles database connection
MediaManager class: main menu and overall management

7. Media class Methods: Concrete methods: setters and getters
Abstract methods: calccost(), add(), querybyid()

8. DVD and VHS classes Implementation for calccost(), querybyid(), add()
Superclass specific member variables and methods
add() and querybyid() methods connect to the database and retrieve the necessary information

9. MediaManager class The main menu
Depending on the item chosen, a specific method is called
That method, in turn calls a method in DVD or VHS
The QueryMedia() method connects to the database and retrieves all the information about all media.

10. Student application Architecture? What would be a good base class?
What would the sub or inherited classes be?
What would be a manager class?
Where should the database connection be done?

11. Java Mentors
Pubali Banerjee ext Cynthia Lang ext Office Hours: Please See COS