COMP345S(W2021) midterm coverage
The following is the list of topics that are included in the midterm examination.
Some specific topics will not be part of the examination. These are denoted with an NO below.
Slide Set 0
none
Slide Set 1:
program structure
compilation unit
header/cpp files
includes
redundant includes
namespaces
Slide Set 2:
structs and classes as data types
variable initialization
implicit/explicit type coercion
static_cast, dynamic_cast
upcasting/downcasting
conversion sequences
pointers
pointer artithmetic
pointers and const
void/wild/dangling/null pointers
stack/heap/new/delete
arithmetics
references
smart pointers (NO)
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In general, you are responsible for all the material presented in slide set 0 to 5, along with the lab examples pertaining to them (i.e., lab 1 to lab 5), i.e. All class content until week: 14 February 20 February included.
parameter passing strings
Slide Set 3:
input/output streams
cin/cout
files stream declarations, open/close, usage
<< and >> operator overloading
MFC serialization (NO)
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
call chain
inheritance
overriding/overloading
vs. constructor/destructor implementation
assignment operator
copy constructor
shallow/deep copy
multiple inheritance (Yes)
virtual inheritance (Yes)
diamond problem (Yes)
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Slide Set 5:
statically allocated arrays.
declaration, usage
memory allocation model
passing as parameters
dynamically allocated arrays
declaration, usage
memory allocation model
passing as parameters
array decay into a pointer
static array classes
STL containers
declaration, usage iterators
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