Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

Question 1

class

Answer 1

Tells Python to make a new type of thing

Question 2

object 1

Answer 2

The most basic type of thing

Question 3

object 2

Answer 3

Any instance of some thing

Question 4

instance

Answer 4

What you get when you tell Python to create a class

Question 5

def

Answer 5

How you define a function inside a class

Question 6

self

Answer 6

Inside the functions in a class, self is a variable for the instance/object being accessed

Question 7

inheritance

Answer 7

The concept that one class can inherit traits from another class, much like you and your parents

Question 8

composition

Answer 8

The concept that one class can be composed of other classes as parts, much like a car has wheels

Question 9

attribute

Answer 9

A property classes have that are from composition and are usually variables

Question 10

is-a

Answer 10

A phrase to say that something inherits from another, as in “salmon” is-a “fish”

Question 11

has-a

Answer 11

A phrase to say that something is composed of other things or has a trait, as in “a salmon has-a mouth”