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C++ Class and Object Concepts Quiz

A class describes a data type, while an instance of a class is an object that exists in memory. A mutator/setter function stores a value in a private member variable or changes an attribute, while an accessor function retrieves the value of a private member variable. It is not possible to have more than one default constructor. Classes are identified by finding nouns in a problem domain description. C++ uses classes to create objects. Member variables of a class are private by default for protection. It is possible to have multiple constructors but only one destructor. Object-oriented programming and procedural programming are two common programming methods. Defining a class object is called instantiation.

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C++ Class and Object Concepts Quiz

A class describes a data type, while an instance of a class is an object that exists in memory. A mutator/setter function stores a value in a private member variable or changes an attribute, while an accessor function retrieves the value of a private member variable. It is not possible to have more than one default constructor. Classes are identified by finding nouns in a problem domain description. C++ uses classes to create objects. Member variables of a class are private by default for protection. It is possible to have multiple constructors but only one destructor. Object-oriented programming and procedural programming are two common programming methods. Defining a class object is called instantiation.

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COMSC200Ch13Part1
ch13part1

Question:Whatisthedifferencebetweenaclassandaninstanceoftheclass?

Answer:

Aclassdescribesadatatype.Aninstanceofaclassisanobjectofthedatatypethatexistsinmemory.

Question:Whatisamutator/setterfunction?Whatisanaccessorfunction?

Answer:Amutator/setterisamemberfunctionthatstoresavalueinaprivatemembervariable,orinsomewaychanges
anattribute.Anaccessorisamemberfunctionthatretrievesthevaluestoredinaprivatemembervariable.

Question:Whatisadefaultconstructor?Isitpossibletohavemorethanonedefault
constructor?
Answer:

Adefaultconstructorisaconstructorthatiscalledwithoutanyarguments.Itisnotpossibletohavemorethanonedefault
constructor.

Question:Howdoyouidentifytheclassesinaproblemdomaindescription?
Answer:

Identifyallthenouns(includingpronounsandnounphrases)intheproblemdomaindescription.Eachoftheseisa
potentialclass.Then,refinethelisttoincludeonlytheclassesthatarerelevanttotheproblem.

Question:InC++theistheconstructprimarilyusedtocreateobjects.
Answer:class

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Question:
Whatisthedifferencebetweenthefollowing Person structureand Person class?

structPerson{stringnameintage}classPerson{stringnameintage}

Answer:

Allmembersofastructarepublicbydefault.Themembersofaclass,however,areprivateprivatebydefault.

Question:Isitagoodideatomakemembervariablesprivate?Whyorwhynot?
Answer:

Yesitis.Thisprotectsthevariablesfrombeingdirectlymanipulatedbycodeoutsidetheclass,andpreventsthemfrom
receivinginvaliddata.

Question:Isitpossibletohavemorethanoneconstructor?Isitpossibletohavemore
thanonedestructor?
Answer:

Yes,itispossibletohavemorethanoneconstructor.Itisnotpossibletohavemorethanonedestructor.

Question:Thetwocommonprogrammingmethodsinpracticetodayareand
.
Answer:proceduralprogramming,objectorientedprogramming

Question:Definingaclassobjectisoftencalledtheofaclass.
Answer:instantiation

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Question:Whatisthedefaultaccessspecificationofclassmembers?
Answer:private

Question:Canyouthinkofagoodreasontoavoidwritingstatementsinaclassmember
functionthatuse cout or cin ?
Answer:

UnlessaclassisspecificallydesignedtoperformI/O,operationslikeuserinputandoutputarebestlefttotheperson
designingtheapplication.Classesshouldprovidememberfunctionsforretrievinganyimportantdatawithout
displayingthemonthescreen.Likewise,theyshouldprovidememberfunctionsthatstoredataintoprivate
membervariableswithoutusingcin.Thisallowsaprogrammertousetheclasswithoutbeinglockedinto
aparticularmethodofperformingI/O.

Question:Ifaclassobjectisdynamicallyallocatedinmemory,doesitsconstructor
execute?Ifso,when?
Answer:

Yes,theconstructorexecuteswhentheobjectiscreated.

Question:programmingiscenteredaroundfunctionsorprocedures
Answer:procedural

Question:Membersofaclassobjectmaybeaccessedthroughapointertotheobject
byusingtheoperator.
Answer:>

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Question:
Lookatthefollowingfunctionheaderforamemberfunction.

voidCircle::getRadius()

Whatisthenameofthefunction?
Whatclassisthefunctionamemberof?

Answer:

Thefunction'snameisgetRadius.ItisamemberoftheCircleclass.
Question:Underwhatcircumstancesshouldamemberfunctionbeprivate?
Answer:

Whenthefunctionisnecessaryforinternalprocessing,butnotusefultotheprogramoutsidetheclass.Insomecasesa
classmaycontainmemberfunctionsthatinitializemembervariablesordestroytheircontents.Thosefunctions
shouldnotbeaccessiblebyanexternalpartofprogrambecausetheymaybecalledatthewrongtime.

Question:Whendefininganarrayofclassobjects,howdoyoupassargumentstothe
constructorforeachobjectinthearray?
Answer:Youspecifytheargumentsforeachobjectindividuallyinaninitializationlist.

Question:programmingiscenteredaroundobjects.
Answer:objectoriented

Question:Ifyouwerewritingthedeclarationofaclassnamed Canine ,whatwouldyou


namethefileitwasstoredin?
Answer:canine.h

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Question:Acontractorusesablueprinttobuildasetofidenticalhouses.Areclasses
analogoustotheblueprintorthehouses?
Answer:Aclassisanalogoustotheblueprint.

Question:Whatisaconstructor?Whatisadestructor?
Answer:

Aconstructorisamemberfunctionthatisautomaticallycalledwhenaclassobjectiscreated.Adestructorisamember
functionthatisautomaticallycalledwhenaclassobjectisdestroyed.

Question:Whatareaclasssresponsibilities?
Answer:

Aclass'sresponsibilitiesarethethingsthattheclassisresponsibleforknowingandtheactionsthattheclassisresponsible
fordoing.

Question:isanobjectsabilitytocontainandmanipulateitsowndata.
Answer:encapsulation
Question:Ifyouwerewritingtheexternaldefinitionsofthe Canine classsmember
functions,youwouldsavetheminafilenamed
Answer:canine.cpp

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