Quiz 2

Quiz 2 is designed to explore the introductory concepts of C++

Quiz 2 contains multiple choice or short answer problems and one programing question writing a function to work on a simple provided matrix class.

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
• lab_memory
• mp_intro

Points:40

Registration: Thursday, January 30

Start: Friday, February 14

End: Monday, February 17