Quiz C++ prep

{}

brackets are used to initialize member variable values for fully public struct and class instances. They are also markers of blocks of code.

->

is a C adn C++ operator for accessing a member variable/function of a structure/class instance given its address.

struct

is a C and C++ keyword for defining templates of sets of variables

&

is a C and C++ operator for specifying "the address" in memory of the variable that follows.

this

is a C++ keyword giving the name of the default parameter of struct/class member methods containing the address to the memory holding the variables of the template instance

public:

is a C++ keyword to tell that all following struct/class members are accessible from outside

private:

is a C++ keyword to tell that all following struct/class members are not accessible from outside

protected:

is a C++ keyword to tell that all following struct/class members are not accessible from outside, except from a struct/class that extends the current one

::

is a C++ operator to access the "global" aka "static" variable members of a class/struct from outside the struct/class definition

%PATH%

is a cmd environment variable storing the list of folders containing executable files

int

is a data item with the same number of bits as a number of wires in data bus

class

is a version of struct templates used in C++ and having the default access of members set to protected (private) rather than public like in struct

Object-oriented Design

is an alternative to structured-design using the philosophy of encapsulation

.

is the C and C++ operator for accessing a member variable/function of a structure/class instance given teh variable name. It is also a "bash" synonym for the "source" command

cpp

is the extension of C++ source code

Machine Language

is the language understood by the machine

g++

is the name fo the compiler that converts c++ source code to machine code

Variable Decleration

is the process of instructing the compiler on allocating space for a variable

*

when the context of a type declaration for variables means "the address" of anyything coming before it