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36 Cards in this Set
- Front
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SMALL PROGRAM UNITS THAT ARE COMBINED TO MAKE PROGRAMS.
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MODULES
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THE PROCESS OF CONVERTING A LARGE PROGRAM INTO A SET OF SHORTER METHODS.
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MODULIZATION
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THE ACT OF REDUCING A LARGE PROGRAM INTO MORE MANAGEABLE METHODS
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FUNCTIONAL DECOMPOSITION
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THE PROCESS OF PAYING ATTENTION TO IMPORTANT PROPERTIES WHILE IGNORING NONESSENTIAL DETAILS.
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ABSTRACTION
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THE FEATURE OF MODULAR PROGRAMS THAT ALLOWS INDIVIDUAL METHODS TO BE USED IN A VARIETY OF APPLICATIONS
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REUSABILITY
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THE FEATURE OF PROGRAMS AND METHODS THAT ASSURES YOU EACH HAS BEEN TESTED AND PROVEN TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY.
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RELIABILITY
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THE FIRST LINE OF A METHOD. IT IS THE ENTRY POINT TO A METHOD, AND IT PROVIDES AND IDENTIFIER, PARAMETER LIST, AND FREQUENTLY OTHER INFORMATION.
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METHOD HEADER
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CONTAINS ALL STATEMENTS WITHIN A METHOD
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METHOD BODY
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MARKS THE END OF A METHOD AND IDENTIFIES THE POINT AT WHICH CONTROL RETURNS TO THE CALLING METHOD.
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METHOD RETURN STATEMENT
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INVOKES AND CAUSES AN EXECUTION
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CALLING A METHOD
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CALLS IT, AND CAUSES IT TO EXECUTE
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INVOKING A METHOD
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THE FEATURE OF METHODS THAT PROVIDES FOR THEIR INSTRUCTIONS AND DATA TO BE CONTAINED IN THE METHOD.
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ENCAPSULATION
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HOLDS THE MEMORY ADDRESSES TO WHICH METHOD CALLS SHOULD RETURN
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THE STACK
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DESCRIBES THE EXTENT TO WHICH A METHODS STATEMENTS CONTRIBUTE TO THE SAME TASK.
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FUNCTIONAL COHESION
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DESCRIBES DATA ITEMS THAT ARE USUABLE ONLY WITHIN THE METHOD IN WHICH THEY ARE DECLARED.
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LOCAL
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DESCRIBES ITEMS THAT ARE VISIBLE WITHIN A METHOD
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IN SCOPE
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DESCRIBES ITEMS THAT ARE IN SCOPE FOR A METHOD
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VISIBLE
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DESCRIBES ITEMS THAT ARE NO LONGER VISIBLE TO A METHOD
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OUT OF SCOPE
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PROGRAM FEATURES THAT CAN MOVE MORE EASILY BE USED RESUSED IN MULTIPLE PROGRAMS
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PORTABLE
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VARIABLES AND CONSTANTS ARE KNOWN TO AN ENTIRE CLASS.
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GLOBAL
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DATA ITEMS SENT TO A METHOD
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ARGUMENTS TO A METHOD
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DATA ITEMS RECEIVED BY METHODS
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PARAMETERS
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DESCRIBES PARAMETERS RECEIVED BY A METHOD AS A COPY
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PASSED BY VALUE
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DESCRIBES PARAMETERS RECEIVED BY A METHOD AS MEMORY ADDRESSES
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PASSED BY REFERENCES
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A PRINCIPLE OF OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING THAT DESCRIBES THE ENCAPSULATION OF METHOD DETAILS WITHIN A CLASS.
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IMPLEMENTATION HIDING
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THE LIST OF PARAMETERS IN A METHOD HEADER
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PARAMETER LIST
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A METHODS NAME AND PARAMETER LIST
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SIGNATURE
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INCLUDES THE METHODS RETURN TYPE, NAME, AND ARGUMENTS. THE INTERFACE IS THE PART THAT A CLIENT SEES AND USES.
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INTERFACE TO A METHOD
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A PROGRAM OR OTHER METHOD THAT USES THE METHOD.
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A METHODS CLIENT
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RETURNS NO VALUE
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VOID METHOD
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IS ITS RETURN TYPE
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METHODS TYPE
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IS COMPOSED OF THE METHODS RETURN T YPE AND SIGNATURE
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A METHOD DECLARATION
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INVOLVES SUPPLYING DIVERSE MEANINGS FOR A SINGLE IDENTIFIER.
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OVERLOADING
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TO WRITE MULTIPLE METHODS WITH A SHARED NAME BUT DIFFERENT PARAMETER LISTS.
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TO OVERLOAD A METHOD
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THE ABILITY OF A METHODS TO ACT APPROPRIATELY ACCORDING TO THE CONTEXT.
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POLYMORPHISM
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METHODS ARE OVERLOADED METHODS FOR WHICH THE COMPILER CANNOT DETERMINE WHICH VERSION TO USE
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AMBIGUOUS
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