Week 2 - classes & objects

Question 1

Local variables are stored on the…

Answer 1

Stack.

Local variables referencing objects are stored on the stack.

Question 2

Objects are stored in an area of memory called…

Answer 2

The heap

Question 3

An object is a(n) __________ of a class

Answer 3

An object is an instance of a class

Question 4

Modularity is…

Answer 4

… separating entities into separate logical units

Question 5

Data hiding is also known as…

Answer 5

encapsulation

Question 6

Encapsulation is…

Answer 6

AKA data hiding. Encapsulation allows an objects private data and methods to be changed without effecting other objects that depend on it

Question 7

Two methods with the same name but different number of params are…

Answer 7

Overloaded

Question 8

Public, static, private are…

Answer 8

Modifiers

Question 9

In declaring a method; int, double, void are…

Answer 9

Return types

ie the type that is going to be returned to the main method

Question 10

It is not possible to instant irate objects on the heap

Answer 10

False.

Objects are stored in memory known as heap