Exam 9: Advanced Modularization Techniques

A method's name and parameter list constitute the method's ____.

When a data item is known to all of a program's modules, it is a ____data item.

A method's return type is part of its signature.

Describe how you create and use a method with multiple parameters.

Using recursion successfully requires a thorough understanding of ____________________.

List the items that must be included within the method declaration's parentheses.

____ is a measure of the strength of the connection between two program methods.

When methods must share data, you can pass the data into and return the data out of methods.

A called method accepts the value of an argument passed to it as its ____.

When the method ends at the ____________________ statement, the locally declared parameter variable ceases to exist.

Discuss tight coupling.

The method name and parameter list constitute the  ____.

Methods with identical names that have identical parameter lists but different return types are ambiguous.

Programmers refer to hidden implementation details as existing in a(n) ____________________.

A method could be called using any numeric value as an argument, whether it is a variable, a named constant, or a literal constant.

List the three things that you need to know to design effective methods.

____ refers to how the internal statements of a method serve to accomplish the method's purpose.

A method can return nothing, in which case the method is a ____ method.

A method that calls itself is a ____.

Discuss loose coupling.