COMP345 Fall 2019 Midterm coverage

• Slide Set 0
  • none

• Slide Set 1:
  • program structure
  • compilation unit
  • header/cpp files
  • includes
  • namespaces

• Slide Set 2:
  • structs and classes as data types
  • implicit/explicit type coercion
    • static_cast, dynamic_cast
    • upcasting/downcasting
  • pointers
    • stack/heap/new
    • arithmetics
  • references
  • parameter passing

• Slide Set 3:
  • input/output streams
  • cin/cout
  • files stream declarations, open/close, usage
  • << and >> operator overloading
  • not covered: MFC serialization

• Slide Set 4:
  • classes vs. structs
  • struct usage
  • class declarations (.h and .cpp files)
  • declaring/using objects
    • with or without pointers
  • inline functions/methods
  • const specifier
  • static specifier
  • friends
  • constructors/destructors
    • declaration/implementation
    • initialization list
    • implicit/explicit constructor calls
  • inheritance
    • overriding/overloading
    • vs. constructor/destructor implementation
    • assignment operator
    • copy constructor
    • shallow/deep copy
  • multiple inheritance

• Slide Set 5:
  • statically allocated arrays (one or multidimensional)
    • declaration, usage
    • memory allocation model
  • dynamically allocated arrays (one or multidimensional)
    • declaration, usage
    • memory allocation model
  • STL containers
    • declaration, usage
    • iterators

• Slide Set 6:
  • MVC
    • concept, structure, behavior
    • no implementation
  • observer pattern
    • concept, structure, behavior
    • implementation

• Slide Set 7:
  • Polymorphism
    • concept
    • late/dynamic binding
  • Virtual functions
    • syntax
    • pure virtual functions
  • Abstract classes
    • concept
    • syntax
  • Value and reference semantics
    • concept
    • slicing problem