javascript-custom-methods

Question 1

What is amethod?

Answer 1

A method is a function which is a property of an object.
function definition assigned to a property.

Question 2

How can you tell the difference between a methoddefinitionand a methodcall?

Answer 2

method definition: starts with the function keyword followed by a code block
method call: values inside parenthesis

Question 3

Describe methoddefinitionsyntax (structure).

Answer 3

subtract: function (x, y) {
return x - y;
}

Question 4

Describe methodcallsyntax (structure).

Answer 4

obj name dot method name, parenthesis

Question 5

How is a method different from any other function?

Answer 5

a method is associated with an object,

need dot notation or bracket notation

Question 6

What is thedefining characteristicof Object-Oriented Programming?

Answer 6

objects can contain both data (as properties) and behavior (as methods).

Question 7

What are the four “principles” of Object-Oriented Programming?

Answer 7

Abstraction
Encapsulation
Inheritance
Polymorphism

Question 8

What is “abstraction”?

Answer 8

being able to work with (possibly) complex things in simple ways

Question 9

What does API stand for?

Answer 9

application programming interface (API)

Question 10

What is the purpose of an API?

Answer 10

interactions between multiple software intermediaries