Beginning C# 2008 Objects: From Concept to Code

7.7. Exercises

1. Test yourself: run through the following list of OO terms—some formal, some informal—and see whether you can define each term in your own words without referring to the text:

   Abstract class	Class	Derived class
   Abstract method	Class hierarchy	Dictionary
   Abstraction	Class variable	Encapsulation
   Accessor (of a property)	Classification	Field
   Accessor method	Client (object)	Generalization
   Aggregation	Client code	Generic class
   Ancestor class	Collection class	Get accessor
   Association	Composite class	Get method
   Base class	Constant	Getter
   Behavioral relationship	Constructor	Information hiding
   Binary association	Delegation	Inheritance
   Instance	Operation	Set method
   Instance variable	Ordered list	Setter
   Instantiation	Overloading	Sibling class
   Interface	Overriding	Simple type
   Local variable ...