CSC 121: Computer Science I, Spring 2005

Exam 1 Topics

Chapters 1, 2 & 3

Variables

• Scope
• Lifetime
• Local
• Fields

Assignment

Data Types

Classes and objects

• State
• Creating objects
• Instances

Methods

• External calls
• Internal calls
• Signatures
• Constructors
• Accessors
• Mutators

Loops

• while
• loops with counters
• loops without counters

Parameters

• Formal
• Actual

Class template

Printing output

Evaluation of expressions

• Arithmetic (+ - * / %)
• Boolean (&& || !)
• Logical (< > <= >= != ==)

Comments

Selection (or making choices)

• if
• if/else
• nested if/else

Exam Format

• Writing methods and classes section
• Explaining what source code accomplishes or giving the output of a section of source code
• Short answer section, where short answer could involve the evaluation of an expression
• Medium answer section:
  • may cover any concepts listed in preceding bullets, so answers may be short paragraphs, involving several sentences (e.g., book exercise 1.32)
  • may cover conceptual notions of: graphics, classes, objects, etc., with no writing of code

Exam Time, Location, Details

7:00 to 9:00 PM, Wednesday, March 2, 2005

Howard's Test Site: Julian 109

Townsend's Test Site: Julian 278

Van Busum's Test Site: Julian 040

DePauw University, Computer Science Department, Spring 2005
Maintained by Brian Howard (bhoward@depauw.edu). Last updated