Object Oriented Programming midterm flashcards

Only instance a data attribute can be directly referenced

If it is a constant (ALL CAPS)

Modeling language used to describe code

Unified Modeling Language (UML)

In Python, what do we call setters

Mutator methods

Data type that is returned from the superstring function

String

Number of times a function calls itself

Depth of recursion

Order of parsing

Open -> Read -> Close

What is a class

A blueprint for creating objects

Polymorphism

Default values

How are data attributes accessed by external code

Getters and Setters

Prominent method type called in a to-string

Getters

4 Pillars of object-oriented programming

Abstraction, Encapsulation, Polymorphism, Inheritance

Give some examples of helper functions

Equal to, compare to

Define class

Define how to create objects (instances) that possess a set of attributes and methods

Proper order of methods for an object

Init -> Helpers -> Getters -> Setters -> To-string

Class header (Identify)

Sub header (parenthesis)

Functions of the to-string

To build AND return a string that represents the state of an object

Recursive function

A function that calls itself

Inheritance relationship

"Is a" relationship

Multi-dimensional array, be able to tell each level

All list except for last level that will be data

Front: What is an array

 A list of elements

What method is automatically called when an object is passed through the print function

To-string

Multi-dimensionality

For loops equal the array (EX: 4 for loops for 4-dimensional array)

Procedural programming

Object is a collection of procedures/functions

What a superclass is

A class from which other classes are derived

State of the function where the depth of recursion is met

Base Case - Recursive Case

In Python, what do we call getters

Accessor methods

Front: Which method types can actually refer to data attributes

Getters and Setters

Describe init function

Initializes the object's state

How a superclass data attributes and methods get incorporated into a subclass

A subclass inherits ALL of the data attributes and methods of its superclass

What method types can refer to data attributes?

Getters and setters

Whether recursion is more efficient than iteration or other functions

Always less efficient

What key is used in lists

The index

How do you create an instance of a class

You call the class using class name and pass in whatever arguments its __init__ method accepts

A list is nothing more than

A memory address

General term for initialization method

Constructors

 The term for a list being able to hold different data types

Heterogeneous

Indirect recursion is

When function A calls function B, and function B calls function A

How to make a function/variable private

Using double underscores before the name (e.g., "__variable")

Dot Notation

Syntax used to access attributes or methods of an object

1st argument of any definition in a class

'self'

How many for loops do you need for a 4 dimensional array?

4 for loops