Deck 6: Methods, Functions, and More About Variables

Question 1

What is the term for a method that is written by programmers as needed?

A) Dummy
B) Custom
C) Designer
D) Variable
E) None of these

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The practice of writing a method to perform a single task and then calling that method whenever you need to perform that task is called:

A) Code reuse
B) Divide and conquer
C) Inheritance
D) Parameter
E) None of these

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following is used to create a variable in a class-level function?

A) Create new parameter button in the Method Editor
B) Create new variable button in the Method Editor
C) Create new variable button in the Details Panel
D) Create new method button in the Details Panel
E) None of these

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Additional properties can be added to an object by creating class-level variables.

Question 5

If a class does not provide a method that you need, you can write your own custom method for an object of that class.

Question 6

Which of the following are available from a class-level method?

A) Class-level function associated with the same class
B) Class-level method associated with a different class
C) Class-level variable associated with a different class
D) All of the above
E) None of these

Question 7

Which of the following properties is used to turn on the fog effect.

A) fogDensity
B) fogStyle
C) makeFog
D) fogOn
E) None of these

Question 8

Which of the following is used to keep two objects together so they move as one?

A) Billboard
B) Dummy
C) Pose
D) Vehicle property
E) None of these

Question 9

The strategy that is used to break a problem down into smaller pieces that can be more easily handled is called:

A) Code reuse
B) Divide and conquer
C) Inheritance
D) Parameter
E) None of these

Question 10

Which of the following are available from a world-level method?

A) Class-level function
B) Class-level method
C) World-level variable
D) All of the above
E) None of these

Question 11

Which of the following is used to create a variable in a class-level method?

A) Create new parameter button in the Method Editor
B) Create new variable button in the Method Editor
C) Create new variable button in the Details Panel
D) Create new method button in the Details Panel
E) None of these

Question 12

Which of the following is used to create a class-level variable?

A) Create new parameter button in the Method Editor
B) Create new variable button in the Method Editor
C) Create new variable button in the Details Panel
D) Create new method button in the Details Panel
E) None of these

Question 13

Which of the following can be created by a programmer?

A) Class-level function
B) World-level function
C) World-level method
D) All of the above
E) None of these

Question 14

What is the term used to specify that a class that is based on a prior class has access to the methods and properties of that other class?

A) Code reuse
B) Divide and conquer
C) Inheritance
D) Parameter
E) None of these

Question 15

Which of the following is used to return an object to a physical arrangement that was previously saved?

A) Billboard
B) Dummy
C) Pose
D) Vehicle
E) None of these

Question 16

Which of the following is used to insert images into a world?

A) Billboard
B) Dummy
C) Pose
D) Vehicle
E) None of these

Question 17

When you create a custom method for an object, it is automatically added to that object's class.

Question 18

The parameter of a custom method cannot be an object.

Question 19

Because properties are variables that belong to objects, they are referred to as:
a.
Property variables
b.
World-level variables
c.
Object variables
d.
Class-level variables
e.
None of these

Question 20

Which of the following is used to move the camera to different locations around the world?

A) Billboard
B) Dummy
C) Pose
D) Vehicle
E) None of these

Question 21

Inheritance allows programmers to reuse code.

Question 22

A method can accept ___________________, which allow data to be passed into the method when it is called.

Question 23

While custom class-level methods can be created, it is not possible to create a custom class-level function.

Question 24

A(n) ___________________ is used to insert images into a world.

Question 25

The ___________________button in the Method Editor is used to add a parameter to a custom method.

Question 26

The ___________________ strategy is used to break a problem down into smaller pieces that can be more easily handled.

Question 27

Writing a method to perform a single task and then calling that method whenever you need to perform that task is called ___________________.

Question 28

A(n) ___________________ is a special variable that holds the argument being passed into a method.

Question 29

The two world properties, fogStyle and fogDensity, are used to create a fog effect.

Question 30

World-level variables are available to all world-level methods.

Question 31

Class-level variables are available only in the method in which they were created.

Question 32

Class-level ___________________ are used to add additional properties to an object.

Question 33

The method, my first method, which is automatically created, is a(n) __________________-level method.

Question 34

Once you create a parameter in a method, an argument will be required anytime the method is called.

Question 35

There can only be one custom world-level method.

Question 36

The easiest way to keep two objects together so they move as one is to use the ___________________ property.

Question 37

A(n) ___________________ method is written by the programmer as needed.

Question 38

Class-level methods should not refer to objects in other classes.

Question 39

A method that performs a complex task should be broken down into several smaller methods.

Question 40

There is no easy way to make one object turn around another object.

Question 41

The ___________________ method is used to point the camera at an object.

Question 42

The ___________________ argument is used to have one object circle around another object.

Question 43

The camera will follow an object around if you set its ___________________ property to that object.

Question 44

A captured ___________________ is used to cause an object to return to a physical arrangement that was previously saved.

Question 45

___________________ objects are used to easily move the camera to different locations.

Question 46

To take an object as an argument you have to create a(n)___________________ parameter.