Chapter 6 - Methods

Question 1

means paying attention to important properties while ignoring nonessential details.

Answer 1

Abstraction

Question 2

the process of breaking down a large program into modules

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Modularization

Question 3

The feature of modular programs that allows individual modules to be used in a variety of applications

Answer 3

Reusability

Question 4

includes the method identifier and possibly other necessary identifying information.

Answer 4

Method Header (methods declaration)

Question 5

contains all the statements in the method.

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Methods body (methods implementation)

Question 6

marks the end of the method and identifies the point at which control returns to the calling program or method.

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Return Statement

Question 7

is the feature of programs that assures you a module has been tested and proven to function correctly

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Reliability

Question 8

SOC stands for?

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Service Oriented Computing

Question 9

SOAP stands for?

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Simple Object Access Protocol

Question 10

methods that require information to be sent in from the “outside” (user input or other programs) are called ?

Answer 10

Parameters

Question 11

When you call a method using a value within its parentheses, the value is an

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Argument

Question 12

When you want to retain a value that exists in a method, you can ______the value from the method

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Return

Question 13

A method can return nothing, in which case the return type is usually indicated as_____?

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Void (Void Method)

Question 14

A variable passed into a method is a?

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passed by value

Question 15

When you make a request to a method, you don’t know the details of how the method is executed
(The encapsulation of method details) what is this called?

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Implementation hiding

Question 16

Data items are _______ only within the method or program in which they are declared

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Visible

Question 17

Variables and constants declared within a method are __ _____ only within that method

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In Scope

Question 18

The scope of a variable or constant is _____ to the method or program in which it is declared

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Local

Question 19

When variables and constants are declared within the methods that use them, the methods are more _______.

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Portable

Question 20

________ variables and constants are those that are known to the entire program

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Global

Question 21

Variables and constants that are declared outside any method are declared at the ______ level?

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Program

Question 22

______ states that a task’s instructions and its data should be contained in the same method

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Encapsulation

Question 23

A data item is ________ when it is __ ______.

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Visible…..In Scope

Question 24

A variable passed into a method is passed by _______________; that is, a copy of its value is sent to the method and stored in a new memory location accessible to the method.

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Value

Question 25

You can pass multiple arguments from calling method to a called method by listening arguments within the method call and separating them with______.

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Commas

Question 26

A comma separates each parameter, and each requires its own declarared________ (in case, both are numeric) as well as its own identifier.

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Type

Question 27

When you want to retain a value that exists in a method, you _____ the value from the method.

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Return

Question 28

If a method could not receive your communication, called _____, then you would have to write an infinite number of methods to cover every possible situation.

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Parameters