C++ Programming Flashcards
Where does C++ inherit most of its syntax and structure from? Is all C code valid in C++?
What are the basic elements of a C++ program?
What are most programs made up of? What is required for a program as an entry point?
How many main functions should / can exist?
Exactly one
What must be included to use ‘cout’?
Is C++ a compiled or interpreted language? C++ source code must be ___ and ___.
How can you, from the command line, build a C++ executable in one step? Multiple steps?
What is a statement? What is the simplest statement in C++?
What is an expression and a type?
What types does C++ have in common with C?
What are the different forms of constant expressions?
Which of the following are valid / invalid? Why?
What are the set of operators in C++? Does C++ do conversions?
What are statements and compound statements / blocks? Do blocks have a scope?
What is C++ control flow? What is a sequence? Selection? Repetition?
What are the different ways of doing multi-way selection in C++?
What are the different forms of repetition control flow?
while loops, for loops, do-while loops
What are structures? What is the keyword? What is the difference between a structure and a class with regards to members?
What is the syntax of declaring a structure?
What is the difference between C and C++ with regards to declaring an instance of a struct?
How do you access a field of a structure? What is we were accessing the fields from a pointer variable?
What do the following assignments do:
What are pointers?
What are the two main uses for pointers in C++?
Who is responsible for garbage collection and freeing dynamic memory? What keywords are used?
What is the syntax for declaring a pointer? What about a pointer without a specific type attached to it?
What is the reference operator? What does it do?
Reference operator example
How can you make a pointer point to whatever another pointer is pointing at?
What is the Dereference operator? How is it used with pointers?
Dereference operator examples:
What are some misuses of the dereference operator?
When SHOULD pointers be ued?
What are void pointers?
What is pointer casting? What is the syntax?
Are functions in C++ similar to those in C? Where must they be declared?
What is contained within a function declaration in C++?
Function declaration example”
What is a function definition?
What is a function call?
By default, C++ passes parameters into functions by…? What does this mean?
What is the output of the following function:
How does C++ allow parameters to be passed by reference?
Example of pass-by-reference:
How can we assure the value of a variable is not changed during the function?
How can a function end? When is a function allowed to return by reaching the end of the function body?
What are the following function modifiers:
inline
constexpr
static
How do C++ arrays differ from C arrays with regards to dynamically allocating arrays?
What are two different ways of initializing an array?
Can you have a pointer point to an element in an array?
What is the syntax of allocating and deallocating arrays in C++?
