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






2. Objective C is a PURE SUPERSET of _____






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






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






6. ________ is Foundation's simplest type of collection






7. You usually DON'T use NSNib ________






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






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






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






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






12. ________is wrapping a primitive value in an object






13. Instance variables that are pointers to other objects






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






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






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






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






18. Actions of a view are implemented by ___________






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. A message send is a higher-level version of a ____________






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






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






28. C and Objective C differ in representing _______






29. Cocoa objects that take variadic initializers






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






31. NSValue can contain any _________ data type






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. ________ is the most general boxing class






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






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






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






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






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






45. __________ is mutable






46. _________ is a class cluster and never directly used






47. Methods that respond directly to user interface commands