OOPS Word Drill

Question 1

Class

Answer 1

Tell Python to make a new type of thing

Question 2

Object

Answer 2

Two meanings: the most basic type of things and any instance of some thing

Question 3

Instance

Answer 3

What you get when tell Python to create a class.

Question 4

Self

Answer 4

Inside the functions in a class, self is variable for then instance/object being accessed.

Question 5

Inheritance

Answer 5

The concept that a class can inherit traits from another class, much like you and your parents

Question 6

Composition

Answer 6

The concept that a class can be composed of other classes as parts, much like how a car has wheels

Question 7

Attribute

Answer 7

A property classes have that are from composition and are usually variables

Question 8

is-a

Answer 8

A phrase to say that something inherits from another, as in “salmon” is-a “fish”

Question 9

has-a

Answer 9

A phrase to say that something is composed of other things or has a trait, as in “a salmon has-a mouth.”