section c

Question 1

name of identifier

Answer 1

playgame

Question 2

why is playgame public not private

Answer 2

allows it to be accessed from outside the class but the main functions, wouldn’t be possible if it was private

Question 3

how many points do you lose if you choose moves 1, 2 and 3?

Answer 3

1
4
7
this shit basic asl

Question 4

how do u modify grid size?

Answer 4

modify the line where Dastan is initialised with 6 6 4

Question 5

instance of inheritance

Answer 5

kotla inherits from square

Question 6

name of an identifier for a PRIVATE method with three parameters?

Answer 6

CreateMoveOption

Question 7

name a Boolean variable

Answer 7

GameOver
Legit anything boolean

Question 8

why is the random module used?

Answer 8

randomly selects the move offer option

Question 9

what effect does the super routine in the class kotla have?

Answer 9

can use the method class in the parent class, even if polymorphism has taken place

Question 10

is n^2 time complexity efficient, and how well does it scale up? (3)

Answer 10

efficient for small inputs
but as inputs grow, time increases
so it doesn’t scale up well

Question 11

issue with using hard-coded string literals?

Answer 11

scope for typos so errors developed

Question 12

what is overloading?

Answer 12

provide multiple implementations of a method with the same name
by selecting which version to run
by varying the parameters used

Question 13

normal vs priority queues (note its a shit mark scheme)

Answer 13

Priority queue:
new data can join the queue in diff positions based on priority
they join at the back of their sub-queue
or join in front of their lower priority sub queue

Question 14

why is it important to have multiple access modifiers

Answer 14

allows corrects encapsulation
leading to interaction via interfaces
also avoids exposure of dangerous attributes and methods

Question 15

what is metadata and how can it be applied to dastan

Answer 15

data about the file/game itself
board size