Ch. 16 Exceptions, Templates, and the Standard Template Library

Question 1

The line containing a throw statement is known as the ________.

Answer 1

Throw Point

Question 2

The ________ block contains code that directly or indirectly might cause an exception to be thrown.

Answer 2

Try

Question 3

The ______ block handles an exception.

Answer 3

Catch

Question 4

When writing function or class templates, you use a(n) ________ to specify the generic data type.

Answer 4

Type Parameter

Question 5

The beginning of a template is marked by a(n) ______.

Answer 5

Template Prefix

Question 6

When defining objects of class templates, the ________ you wish to pass into the type parameter must be specified.

Answer 6

Data Type

Question 7

A(n) ______ template works with a specific data type.

Answer 7

Specialized

Question 8

A(n) ________ container organizes data in a sequential fashion similar to an array.

Answer 8

Sequence

Question 9

A(n) _______ container uses keys to rapidly access elements.

Answer 9

associative

Question 10

_______ are pointer like objects used to access data stored in a container.

Answer 10

Iterators

Question 11

The ________ exception is thrown when the new operator fails to allocate the requested amount of memory.

Answer 11

bad_alloc

Question 12

There can only be one catch block in a program. t/f

Answer 12

false

Question 13

When an exception is thrown, but not caught, the program ignores the error. t/f

Answer 13

false

Question 14

Data may be passed with an exception by storing it in members of an exception class. t/f

Answer 14

true

Question 15

Once an exception has been thrown, it is not possible for the program to jump back to the throw point.

Answer 15

true

Question 16

All type parameters defined in a function template must appear at least once in the function parameter list. t/f

Answer 16

true

Question 17

The compiler creates an instance of a function template in memory as soon as it encounters the template. t/f

Answer 17

false

Question 18

A class object passed to a function template must overload any operators used on the class object by the template. t/f

Answer 18

true

Question 19

Only one generic type may be used with a template. t/f

Answer 19

false

Question 20

In the function template definition, it is not necessary to use each type parameter declared in the template prefix. t/f

Answer 20

false

Question 21

It is possible to overload two function templates. t/f

Answer 21

true

Question 22

It is possible to overload a function template and an ordinary (nontemplate) function. t/f

Answer 22

true

Question 23

A class template may not be derived from another class template. t/f

Answer 23

false

Question 24

A class template may not be used as a base class. t/f

Answer 24

false

Question 25

Specialized templates work with a specific data type. t/f

Answer 25

true

Question 26

When defining an iterator from the STL, the compiler automatically creates the right kind, depending upon the container it is to be used with. t/f

Answer 26

true

Question 27

STL algorithms are implemented as function templates. t/f

Answer 27

true