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From: Perry and Lorae Merritt (plmerritt, hypermall dot net)
Date: 2002.04.02 - 05.53 MST


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You're right. That's what we talked about doing.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Don jessup <djessup72, yahoo dot com>
To: <antera, cryptofreak dot org>
Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 11:40 PM
Subject: Re: Interviews Questions UML/OD/C++


> 
> 
> 
>   I thought we were going to ask them questions 
>   then give them a written test and leave the room and talk about
>   them while they were taking the test?    This would give us
>   a chance to ask more questions, if we had any.
> 
>   To answer your question.  I think it should be written.
> 
>   Here are the answers.
>   UML
>   1.  Please explain the difference between Aggregation and
> Composition?
>          Composition the part object may belong to only one whole; 
>          further, the parts are usually expected to live and die with
>          the whole.   Aggregation the part object is not expected to
>          live and die with the whole.  
> 
>  2.  Please give example of generalization?
>         Typical example of generatlization involves the personal and
> corporate custormers of a business. They have differences but they also
> have similarities.  The similarities can be place in a general Customer
> class( the supertype) with personal customer and corporate customer as
> subtypes.
> 
>  
>   OD Question
> 3.  What is the singleton pattern used for?
>     Ensures a class only has one instance, and provides a global
>     point of access to it.   
> 
>   C++ Questions  
>  4. What is mutable member?
> 
>   One that can be modified by the class even when the object of the
> class or the member function doing the modification is const.  
>   
>  5. What is an explicit constructor?
>     A conversion constructor declared with the explicit keyword. The
> compiler does not use an explicit constructor to implement an implied
> conversion of types. Its purpose is reserved explicitly for
> construction.   
> 
>  6. What two intrinsic types are in C++ but not in C.           
>     The ANSI committee added the bool intrinsic type and its true and
> false value keywords and the wchar_t data type to support character
> sets wider than eight bits.
> 
>  7. What are the differences between a C++ struct and C++ class?
> The only differences are that a struct defaults to public member access
> and public base class inheritance, and a class defaults to the private
> access specifier and private base class inheritance.
> 
>   After looking up the answer to question 1.  I think it is way
>    to difficult to give for a short test.   I say we get rid of it.
>    Question 2 is also difficult but I'm looking for something that
>    is describing inheritance.  I think that question is suitable. 
> 
>   I also think we should get rid of one or two of the C++  questions to
> shorten the test. 
> 
>     Here is the new set of questions.
>     
>    C++ questions:
>   1.What two intrinsic types are in C++ but not in C.           
>   2.What are the differences between a C++ struct and C++ class? 
> 
>    UML question:
>   3. Please give example of generalization?
>   
>    OD Question
>   4. What is the singleton pattern used for?
> 
>   I think these 4 questions combine with Jay's c question(s) and
>   maybe one or two of his unix questions is more than enough. 
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- Jay Miller <jnmiller, colorado dot edu> wrote:
> > - Words by Don Jessup <djessup72, yahoo dot com> [020401 21:06]:
> > >   UML Questions 
> > >   OD Question
> > 
> > Someday I too hope to know the answers to these!
> > 
> > >   C++ Questions  
> > > 4.  What is an explicit constructor?
> > 
> > This is a good question - I looked it up and must admit that I hadn't
> > even heard of such a thing. (But I don't put C++ on my resume,
> > either..)
> > 
> > > 5.  What two intrinsic types are in C++ but not in C.           
> > 
> > My guess: bool and.. uh.. class?
> > 
> > > 6.  What are the differences between a C++ struct and C++ class?
> > 
> > Members of the former default to public access while classes default
> > to
> > private?
> > 
> > If that's right, I learned it from reading that Dr. Dobs thing.. I
> > can't
> > comment at all on the first two sets of questions, but the C++ ones
> > sound good.
> > 
> > Do we want to do these orally, or with a written test?  Maybe we
> > could
> > write them up and have them write answers on the white board? 
> > (Orally
> > is fine too, though..?)
> > 
> > -- 
> > Jay Miller
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