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






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






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






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






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






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






7. ________ is Foundation's simplest type of collection






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






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






10. NSValue can contain any _________ data type






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






12. You usually DON'T use NSNib ________






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






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






15. Cocoa objects that take variadic initializers






16. Instance variables that are pointers to other objects






17. Objective C is a PURE SUPERSET of _____






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






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






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






21. ________is wrapping a primitive value in an object






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






23. Actions of a view are implemented by ___________






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






25. ________ is the most general boxing class






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. __________ is mutable






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






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






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






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






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






39. Methods that respond directly to user interface commands






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






41. _________ is a class cluster and never directly used






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






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






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






45. C and Objective C differ in representing _______






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






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