js custom methods

Question 1

What is a method?

Answer 1

a function which is a property of an object

Question 2

How can you tell the difference between a method definition and a method call?

Answer 2

same as a function, call has ()

Question 3

Describe method definition syntax (structure).

Answer 3

property: function(parameters) {
code;
}

Question 4

Describe method call syntax (structure).

Answer 4

object.method(arguments);

Question 5

How is a method different from any other function?

Answer 5

not particularly different, just a function on an object

Question 6

What is the defining characteristic of Object-Oriented Programming?

Answer 6

objects can contain both data (properties) and behavior (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

The process of removing details or attributes in the study of objects or systems to focus attention on details of greater importance; generalization/simplification

Question 9

What does API stand for?

Answer 9

application programming interface

Question 10

What is the purpose of an API?

Answer 10

to give programmers a way to interact with a system in a simplified, consistent fashion