Review for Final Exam

1. Chapter 9
   • Inheritance implements the is-a relationship
   • Composition implements the has-a relationship
   • Compare/Contrast Inheritance and composition
2. Chapter 10
   • What is meant by method-message binding
   • Why is this important to polymorphism
   • Compare/Contrast static vs. dynamic method-message binding
3. Chapter 11
   • What is meant by substitutability and what effect does overriding have on it?
   • What is Overriding
   • What is overriding for refinement
   • What is overriding for replacement
   • Method Binding, Overriding, and Exceptions
4. Chapter 12
   • Inheritance and memory layout
   • Inheritance and the meaning of assignment - what are the following
     • Copy Semantics
     • Pointer Semantics
   • Inheritance and the meaning of equivalance
5. Chapter 13
   • What is meant by multiple inheritance
   • What problems arise from using multiple inheritance
   • How do you solve these problems
   • What is meant by multiple inheritance from a common ancestor
   • What problems arise from using multiple inheritance from a common ancestor.
   • How do you solve these problems
6. Chapter 14
   • What is polymorphisem
   • How is is provided in a dynamic language? A static language?
   • What are the levels of polymorphism?
   • For each of the levels, define it, give examples for general concept
   • For each of the levels, define it, give examples for how C++ provides it Make sure you know what is happening with and without the word virtual in the parent class.
7. Chapter 15 - Understand the difference between containers in a dynamic language and a static language like C++
8. Chpater 17
   • What is coupling? What is Cohesion?
   • What are the varieties of coupling? Cohesion?
   • Describe the varieties, give an example of each, evaluate each as far as being good/bad.
   • What is meant by Visibility?
   • How is visibility controlled in general? In C++?