OOP Word Drills

Question 1

class

Answer 1

Tell Python to make a new type of thing

Question 2

object

Answer 2

Two meanings: the most basic type of thing, and any instance of some thing

Question 3

instance

Answer 3

What you get when you tell Python to create a class

Question 4

def

Answer 4

How you define a function inside a class

Question 5

self

Answer 5

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

Question 6

inheritance

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Composition

Answer 7

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

Question 8

attribute

Answer 8

A property classes have that is from composition and is usually a variable

Question 9

is-a

Answer 9

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

Question 10

has-a

Answer 10

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