Lecture 7 - Introduction to OOP

Question 1

logical blueprint of an object

Answer 1

class

Question 2

created based on an accepted
blueprint

Answer 2

object

Question 3

objects can be created from a
class

Answer 3

object-oriented programming

Question 4

any valid C++ identifier. By convention, the name starts with a capital letter, and a camel back (camel case) notation is observed if compound names are used.

Answer 4

Class Name

Question 5

data/function is only accessible inside the class.

Answer 5

private

Question 5

defines the visibility of the data and functions

Answer 5

Access specifier

Question 5

data/function is accessible outside the class.

Answer 5

public

Question 6

variables which represent the attributes of the class

Answer 6

Data_members

Question 6

specify the class name (ClassName) followed by the object name (objectName).

Answer 6

create an object of a class

Question 6

used for dynamic memory allocation. size is flexible and can be used to allocate space during runtime.

Answer 6

Heap Memory

Question 7

data/function is accessible inside the class and any of its subclasses

Answer 7

protected

Question 8

functions which represent the behaviors of the class

Answer 8

Member_functions

Question 8

class member used to instantiate an object. initializes the data members to their default values.

Answer 8

constructor

Question 8

use the dot operator/syntax “.” on the object (objectName).

Answer 8

access the class attributes (classMember)

Question 9

any physical device capable of storing information

Answer 9

Computer memory

Question 10

class member used to deallocate memory when the object is already out of scope.

Answer 10

destructor

Question 11

used for static memory allocation and access to this memory area is very fast.

Answer 11

Stack Memory

Question 12

portion of primary memory (RAM) where function calls
including local variables, are stored.

Answer 12

Stack