Recursion And OOP

Question 1

Recursion

Answer 1

• is a problem solving technique we use to solve problems when the problem can be broken into smaller and smaller versions of the same problem
• must have a base case (STOP)

Question 2

Object oriented programming

Answer 2

• a way to program that focuses on programmatic objects and their interactions
• are often analogous to real world things
• have fields (pieces of data that describe them)
• functions(describe their behaviour)
• also called classes

Question 3

Inheritance

Answer 3

• we can define objects as subclasses or more general parent objects
• have a ‘is-a’ relationship with their parents
• subclasses inherit all the attributes and methods of their parents but can also have some specific to them