Chapter 11

Question 1

What is abstraction?

Answer 1

A view of an entity that includes only most significant attributes

Question 2

How is process abstraction created?

Answer 2

By means of subprograms

Question 3

When did all languages start to support data abstraction?

Answer 3

Since 1980

Question 4

What are the 2 abstract data type conditions that is being satisfied?

Answer 4

Representation of object are defined in a single syntactic unit.
Representation of objects of the type is hidden from the program units that use these objects

Question 5

What is the Adv of representing objects in a single syntactic unit?

Answer 5

organization, modifiability, Each ADT can be compiled separately in own file.

Question 6

What are language requirements for ADTs?

Answer 6

Syntactic unit. A method to make essential parts of an ADT visible to client

Question 7

ADT example

Answer 7

struct

Question 8

What are parameterized ADTs also known as?

Answer 8

Generic classes

Question 9

What can ADTs store?

Answer 9

elements of any type