Chapter 7 Vocabulary

Question 0

Object

Answer 0

A concrete example of a class

Question 1

What is Object Oriented Programming?

Answer 1

Is a style of programming that focuses on an applications data and the methods you need yo manipulate the data

Question 2

Class

Answer 2

A term that describes a group of objects with common properties

Question 3

Class Definition

Answer 3

Describes a group of objects with common properties

Question 4

Instance

Answer 4

An existing object of a class

Question 5

Instantiating

Answer 5

Created an object

Question 6

Class client

Answer 6

A program or class that instantiates objects of another pre-written class

Question 7

Instance Variable

Answer 7

Each data variable that exists

Question 8

Field

Answer 8

AKA-instance variable

Question 9

Get Methods

Answer 9

Retrieval commands such as getPay() or getIncome()

Question 10

Private Methods

Answer 10

Method cannot be accessed by any method not part of that class

Question 11

Public Access

Answer 11

Other programs or methods can be used cause they are recognized

Question 12

Access Specifier

Answer 12

AKA-( access modifier) - indicates with a shaded bar what is specified

Question 13

Data Hiding

Answer 13

Most data fields should always be private

Question 14

Inheritance

Answer 14

Extending or modifying a class

Question 15

Extend

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When a new class is created with inheritance

Question 16

Base Class

Answer 16

AKA- Parent Class, Superclass

Main class identifier

Question 17

Derived Class

Answer 17

AKA- Child Class, Subclass

A class with inheritance from a base

Question 18

Polymorphism

Answer 18

Means “many forms”

Describes languages ability to process objects differently

Question 19

Overrides

Answer 19

Takes precedence over something else