Exam 2: Methods

Often, the hardest part of correcting an error in computer software is finding out exactly what is causing the error.

Computer programming is part of the software engineering process, which usually involves newer object-oriented design, combined with more traditional methods of algorithm development.

Object-oriented programming, by its very nature, encourages the development of ____.

Once a method has been integration tested and debugged, it can be unit tested.

____ measure whether the program meets the original specifications.

Modular development makes a large project more manageable.

You can run a primitive method directly by right-clicking an object or an object tile in the Object tree, and then selecting the method you want to run from the list that appears.

In Alice, user-defined methods are encapsulated.

Primitive methods may be used to build more complex methods, or they may be run directly.

A(n) ____ checks to see if the method works when it is placed into a larger program in combination with other methods.