Chapter 15 Classes and Objects

Question 1

What is it called when you create a new object?

Answer 1

instantiation

Question 2

An object that belongs to a class.

Answer 2

instance

Question 3

The prefix 0x means?

Answer 3

The following number is hexadecimal.

Question 4

You can assign values to an instance by using?

Answer 4

dot notation
»> blank.x = 3.0
»> blank.y = 4.0

Question 5

A state diagram that shows an object and its attributes is called?

Answer 5

An object diagram

Question 6

An object that is an attribute of another object is called what?

Answer 6

embedded

Question 7

A programmer-defined type. A “ “ definition creates a new class object.

Answer 7

class

Question 8

An object that contains information about a programmer-defined type. The
“ “ “ “ can be used to create instances of the type.

Answer 8

class object

Question 9

One of the named values associated with an object.

Answer 9

Attribute (pronounced At-tribute)

Question 10

An object that is stored as an attribute of another object.

Answer 10

embedded object

Question 11

Define shallow copy

Answer 11

To copy the contents of an object, including any references to embedded
objects; implemented by the copy function in the copy module.

Question 12

Define deep copy

Answer 12

A deep copy copies the contents of an object, any objects embedded in them, and everything else. Use the deepcopy function to accomplish this.