Exam 1

Theory Exam 1 is designed to explore the foundational concepts of C++

Theory Exam 1 contains only multiple choice or short answer problems. You will have 50 minutes to complete this exam.

Topics Covered

Topics from lecture:

• Classes in C++
  • Public members functions
  • Private helper functions
  • Private variables
  • Constructors
  • Automatic default constructor
  • Custom constructors (default and non-default)
  • Copy constructor
  • Automatic copy constructor
  • Custom copy constructor
• Namespaces in C++
  • Creating a class that is part of a namespace (eg: Cube is part of the cs225 namespace)
  • Using a class from a namespace (eg: cs225::Cube)
  • Purpose and usefulness of namespaces
• Variables
  • Four properties: name, type, location (in memory), and value
  • Primitive vs. user-defined
• Memory
  • Indirection in C++:
    • Reference variables
    • Pointers
    • Differences and trade-offs between each type
  • Stack memory
  • Heap memory
• Functions: Calling and Returning
  • Pass by value, by reference, and by pointer
  • Return by value, by reference, and by pointer

Assignments referenced:

• lab_intro
• lab_debug
• MP1

Points:70

Registration: Thursday, January 17

Start: Thursday, January 31

End: Sunday, February 03