Ch. 10 Flashcards
1
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Attribute
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One of the named data items that make up an object
2
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Dot Notation
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Use of the dot (.) operator to access an object’s attributes or methods
3
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Coordinate
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A value that specifies a location in a 2D graphical window
4
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Pixel
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The unit in which coordinates are measured
5
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Object-oriented
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A way of organizing code and data into objects, instead of independent methods
6
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UML
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Unified Modeling Language, a standard way to draw diagrams for software engineering
7
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Class Diagram
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An illustration of the attributes and methods for a class
8
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Garbage Collection
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The process of finding objects that have no references and reclaiming their storage space
9
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Mutable
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An object that can be modified at any time. Points and Rectangles are mutable by design
