Module 1: History and Introduction to OOP languages

Question 1

_____ is a method of programming based on a hierarchy of classes, and
well-defined and cooperating objects.

Answer 1

Object-oriented programming

Question 2

A _____ is a structure that defines the data and the methods to work on that data.

Answer 2

class

Question 3

Paradigm Evolution (years)
1. Procedural - ____-_____ (procedural abstraction)
2. Data-Oriented - early ___s (data abstraction)
3. OOP - late ____s (inheritance and dynamic binding)

Answer 3

1. Procedural - 1950s-1970s
2. Data-Oriented - early 1980s
3. OOP - late 1980s

Question 4

[author(s)]
Simula 1 (1962 - 1965) and Simula 67 (1967)

Answer 4

Norwegian Computing Center,
Oslo, Norway by Ole-Johan Dahl and Kristen Nygaard.

Question 5

[author(s)]
Smalltalk (1970s)

Answer 5

Alan Kay’s group at Xerox PARC

Question 6

[author(s)]
C++ (early 1980s)

Answer 6

Bjarne Stroustrup, Bell Labs

Question 7

Who developed Java?

Answer 7

James Gosling, Early 1990s

Question 8

_____ uses a list of instructions to tell the computer what to do step-by-step. Also follows a top-down approach.

Answer 8

Procedural programming

Question 9

Languages used in Procedural Programming:
(FAC BPC)

Answer 9

• FORTRAN, ALGOL, COBOL,
• BASIC, Pascal and C

Question 10

_____ is an approach to problem-solving where all computations are carried out using objects. Also follows a bottom-up approach.

Answer 10

Object-oriented programming

Question 11

Languages used in Object-Oriented Programming:
(JCCP PJRP ODSS)

Answer 11

• Java, C++, C#, Python,
• PHP, JavaScript, Ruby, Perl,
• Objective-C, Dart, Swift, Scala.

Question 12

Object-oriented programming has several advantages over procedural programming:

Answer 12

• OOP is faster
• OOP provides a clear structure
• OOP helps to keep the Java code DRY “Don’t Repeat Yourself’
• OOP makes it possible to create full reusable applications

Question 13

What are the two main aspects of object-oriented programming?

Answer 13

class (ex. Fruit) and objects (ex. Apple, Banana, Mango)

Question 14

_____ are user-defined data types that act as the blueprint for individual objects, attributes and methods.

Answer 14

Classes

Question 15

An _____ is the instance of the class, which helps programmers to use variables and methods of the class.

Answer 15

object

Question 16

_____ are functions that are defined inside a class that describe the behaviors of an object.

Answer 16

Methods

Question 17

_____ are defined in the class template and represent the state of an object.

Answer 17

Attributes