Exam 8: Class and Method Design

A post-condition is one that must be valid for a method to execute.

Fan-out refers to _____.

Mixed-role class cohesion is the worst type of class cohesion.

Constraints can be written in either a natural language, a semiformal language, or a formal language such as ________________.

In order to get an object to perform a method, a(n) _____ is sent to the object.

What is connascence? Is this desirable or undesirable in a system? Why?

What are the two types of coupling in object-oriented systems?

Clicking a mouse can be an event.

A post-condition is a constraint that must be met for a method to execute.

The audience for pseudocode is the _____.

Which of the following types of interaction coupling is "best?"

Essentially, all OCL expressions are simply a declarative statement that evaluates to either being true or false.

A detailed outline of the lines of code that need to be written is known as pseudocode.

Subclasses inherit the appropriate attributes and methods from the superclass above them.

What is method cohesion?

Many project teams are too quick to jump into writing code for classes without first designing them.

A self-contained, encapsulated piece of software that can be plugged into a system is often referred to as a design a pattern.

Fan-out refers to the number of attributes passed by one object to another.

Generalization / specialization cohesion addresses the sensibility of the inheritance hierarchy.

The basic building block of a system is the _____.