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Cocoa Programming Basics

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 47 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A message send is a higher-level version of a ____________






2. Instance variables that are pointers to other objects






3. Cocoa objects that take variadic initializers






4. A "class cluster" of NSValue objects which is used to store single numerical values of any type from a char to a long long






5. __________ is a structure whose first element is a pointer to a class






6. The most important part of Objective-C is _______________






7. _______ provides a build system & a code editor and a debugger






8. A view implement target action uses _______ and -setAction methods to select the object to call and the method to execute






9. The two ways of a new notifying a controller of a change: via an action; via a _________






10. Target-action is appropriate for simple view events like button presses but not for __________ with multiple interactions






11. Standard files included through XCode:<Cocoa/Cocoa.h> and the standard C and _____ libraries






12. ________ is the most general boxing class






13. ____________ is NSString's one public subclass - and also a class cluster






14. Prints the result of sending "description" to an object






15. __________ forwards events from the event queue to the appropriate application window






16. The four NON object types in Objective C: NSRange - ______ - NSSize and NSRect






17. Objective C is a PURE SUPERSET of _____






18. ________object is like a constant it can't be changed - NsString is constant but NsMutableString isn't






19. The ________ class is the programmatic interface to nib files






20. Interface Builder creates ___________ and instances of your own classes that may be joined to UI objects






21. ________ is Foundation's simplest type of collection






22. Objective-C is a set of _________-like object-oriented extensions to C






23. Objects created through methods that retain alloc or new or copy or _________ must be explicitly released






24. NSValue can contain any _________ data type






25. __________ refers to an object's ability to look inside itself and change itself






26. Two methods that must each concrete subclass of NSString override: -length and _________






27. Class libraries come from an implementation of _________ such as Cocoa or GNUstep






28. Actions of a view are implemented by ___________






29. The basic changeable and unchangeable arrays are: __________ and NSMutableArray






30. The two major additions to C by Objective-C are ________ and message sending






31. Each segment of a _________ to be followed by an argument is suffixed with a colon






32. It is not an error to send a message to _______






33. _______ is a subclass (a class cluster) used to store any kind of single number from a char to a long






34. The three components of a message send:receiver - __________- and [optional] arguments






35. _________ is a class cluster and never directly used






36. __________ is mutable






37. C and Objective C differ in representing _______






38. Here a delegate is used & a controller object that responds to a set of messages defined by the view






39. Core Objective C define only defines two classes: Object and ______






40. ________is wrapping a primitive value in an object






41. Methods that respond directly to user interface commands






42. You usually DON'T use NSNib ________






43. To modify a boxed number you must first unbox it and then perform your primitive ________ and then rebox it






44. Three types of collection classes provided by the Foundation: Sets - arrays and ________






45. The _____ is used to represent a pointer to an object






46. This opens a function or method or class name as a term in XCode






47. Ensures that every object that has been autoreleased gets sent the release message