3.13. Multiple-Choice Exercises - Objects and Classes¶

3-13-1: The Liquid class will contain two double attributes for a liquid’s boiling point temperature and freezing point temperature. The class will also contain a constructor.

public class Liquid
{
   /* missing code */
}
Which of the following replacements for /* missing code */ is the most appropriate
implementation of the class?

private double boilingPoint;
private double freezingPoint;
public Liquid(double boilingPoint, double freezingPoint)
{ /* implementation not shown */ }

Correct! The instance variables should be private and the constructor and methods should be public.

private double boilingPoint;
private double freezingPoint;
private Liquid(double boilingPoint, double freezingPoint)
{ /* implementation not shown */ }

Constructors should be public.

private double boilingPoint;
public double freezingPoint;
private Liquid(double freezingPoint, double boilingPoint)
{ /* implementation not shown */ }

The instance variables should be private and the constructor and methods should be public.

public double boilingPoint;
public double freezingPoint;
private Liquid(double boilingPoint, double freezingPoint)
{ /* implementation not shown */ }

The instance variables should be private and the constructor and methods should be public.

public double freezingPoint;
public double boilingPoint;
public Liquid(double freezingPoint, double boilingPoint)
{ /* implementation not shown */ }

The instance variables should be private.

3-13-2: The Cat class below will contain two String attributes and one int attribute for name, color, and age; a constructor; and an adoptCat method. The adoptCat method is intended to be accessed outside the class.

public class Cat
{
  /* missing code */
}
Which of the following replacements for /* missing code */ is the most appropriate
implementation of the class?

private String name;
private String color;
private int age;
public Cat()
{ /* implementation not shown */ }
private void adoptCat(String n, String c, int a)
{ /* implementation not shown */ }

Method adoptCat() should be public.

public String name;
public String color;
public int age;
private Cat()
{ /* implementation not shown */ }
private void adoptCat(String n, String c, int a)
{ /* implementation not shown */ }

Method and constructor should be public, and instance variables should be private.

private String name;
private String color;
private int age;
public Cat()
{ /* implementation not shown */ }
public void adoptCat(String n, String c, int a)
{ /* implementation not shown */ }

Correct! Method and constructor should be public, and instance variables should be private.

public String name;
public String color;
public int age;
public Cat()
{ /* implementation not shown */ }
public void adoptCat(String n, String c, int a)
{ /* implementation not shown */ }

Instance variables should be private.

public String name;
public String color;
public int age;
private Cat()
{ /* implementation not shown */ }
public void adoptCat(String n, String c, int a)
{ /* implementation not shown */ }

Instance variables should be private, and the constructor should be public.

3-13-3: Consider the definition of the Party class below. The class uses the instance variable numOfPeople to indicate how many people are at the party.

public class Party
{
    private int numOfPeople;
    private String partyHost;

    public Party (String name, int people)
    {
        partyHost = name;
        numOfPeople = people;
    }
}

Which of the following statements will create a Party object
that represents a party that has three people at it?

Party p = new Party (“Natasha”, “3”);
An int should be passed in as the second parameter, not a String.
Party p = new Party (“Eduardo”, 3);
Correct
Party p = new Party (“Emillio”, “three”);
An int should be passed in as the second parameter, not a string.
Party p = new Party (“Bob”, three);
The word three would be treated as an undeclared variable here.
Party p = new Party (“Billie”, “2+1”);
Strings cannot perform addition.

3-13-4: Consider the following class definition. Each object of the class Party will store the party host’s name as partyHost, the number of people as numOfPeople, and the capacity that the event can hold as capacity. Which of the following code segments, found in a class other than Party, can be used to create a party hosted by Charlie without anyone there initially, but the place can hold 78 people ?

public class Party
{
    private String partyHost;
    private int numOfPeople;
    private int capacity;

    public Party(String name, int num, int cap)
    {
        partyHost = name;
        numOfPeople = num;
        capacity = cap;
    }
    public Party (String name, int cap)
    {
        partyHost = name;
        numOfPeople = 0;
        capacity = cap;
    }
    /* Other methods not shown */
}

I.   Party b = new Party("Charlie", 78);
II.  Party b = new Party("Charlie", 0, 70+8);
III. Party b = new Party("Charlie", 0, 78);

I only
II and III can also create a correct Party instance
I and II
III can also create a correct Party instance
I and III
II can also create a correct Party instance
I, II, and III
I, II, and III can successfully create the Party instance.
II and III
I can also create a correct Party instance

3-13-5: Consider the following class definition.

public class Party
{
    private int numOfPeople;
    private double volumeOfMusic;
    /* missing constructor */
}

The following statement appears in a method in a class other than Party. It is intended to create a new Party object p with its attributes set to 10 and 5.0.

Party p = new Party(10, 5.0);

Which of the following can be used to replace /* missing constructor */
so that the object p is correctly created?

public Party(int first, double second)
{
    numOfPeople = 10;
    volumeOfMusic = 5.0;
}

The constructor should be using the local variables to set the instance variables.

public Party(int first, double second)
{
    numOfPeople = first;
    volumeOfMusic = second;
}

Correct

public Party(int first, double second)
{
    first = 10;
    second = 5.0;
}

The constructor should be using the parameters to set the instance variables.

public Party(int first, double second)
{
    first = numOfPeople;
    second = volumeOfMusic;
}

The constructor should be changing the instance variables, not the local variables.

3-13-6: Consider the following class definition that defines a Liquid class with a boilingPoint, a currentTemperature, and a freezingPoint. For example, Liquid water = new Liquid(100, 50, 0); defines a water object with a boiling point of 100, a current temperature of 50, and a freezing temperature of 0.

public class Liquid
{
    private int boilingPoint;
    private int currentTemp;
    private int freezingPoint;

    public Liquid(int bp, int ct, int fp)
    {
        boilingPoint = bp;
        currentTemp = ct;
        freezingPoint = fp;
    }
    /* Other methods not shown */
}

Which of the following preconditions is reasonable for the Liquid constructor?

Precondition: fp > 0
Incorrect. The freezing point could be negative.
Precondition: currentTemp > 0
Incorrect. Unable to make this assumption for all liquids.
Precondition: fp < ct < bp
Correct!
Precondition: fp > ct > bp
Incorrect. This would again result in freezing point being > boiling point which is impossible.

3-13-7: Consider the following Cat class, with the cat’s age stored in the method’s int attribute. The getAge method is intended to allow methods in other classes to access a Cat object’s age value; however, it does not work as intended. Which of the following best explains why the getAge method does NOT work as intended?

public class Cat
{
    private int age;

    public Cat(int a)
    {
        age = a;
    }

    public int getAge()
    {
        return a;
    }
}

The getAge method should be declared as private.
The method should be public so it can be accessed outside of the class.
The return type of the getAge method should be void.
The method return type should stay as int.
The getAge method should have at least one parameter.
The getAge should not take any parameters.
The variable age is not declared inside the getAge method.
This is an instance variable and should be declared outside.
The instance variable age should be returned instead of a, which is local to the constructor.
The accessor method getAge should return the instance variable age.

3-13-8: Consider the following Liquid class. The currentTemperature is stored in the method’s int attribute. The getCurrentTemp method is intended to allow methods in other classes to access a Liquid object’s currentTemperature value; however, it does not work as intended. Which of the following best explains why the getCurrentTemperature method does NOT work as intended?

public class Liquid
{
    private int currentTemperature;

    public Liquid(int ct)
    {
        currentTemperature = ct;
    }

    public void getCurrentTemperature()
    {
        return currentTemperature;
    }
}

The getCurrentTemperature method should be declared as private.
Accessor methods should be public methods.
The return type of the getCurrentTemperature method should be int.
Correct! The return type should match the type of the variable being returned.
The getCurrentTemperature method should have at least one parameter.
Get methods do not need parameters.
The variable currentTemperature is not declared inside of the getCurrentTemperature method.
currentTemperature is an instance variable that is shared by all the methods in the class.
The instance variable ct should be returned instead of currentTemperature.
The getCurrentTemperature method does not have access to the ct variable which is the parameter for the constructor.

3-13-9: Consider the following class definition.

public class Liquid
{
    private int currentTemp;

    public Liquid(int temp)
    {
        currentTemp = temp;
    }

    public int getTemp()
    {
        return currentTemp;
    }

    public void resetTemp(int new_temp)
    {
        currentTemp = new_temp;
    }
}

Consider the following code segment, which appears in a method in a class other than Liquid. The code segment does not compile.

Liquid liq = new Liquid(50);
System.out.println("The temperature of the liquid is " + liq.currentTemp);

Which of the following best identifies the reason the code segment does not compile?

The Liquid class constructor should not have a parameter.
The constructor does have a parameter.
The resetTemperature method does not return a value that can be printed.
This is a void mutator method.
The private instance variable cannot be accessed from outside the class unless the accessor method is used.
Correct! The currentTemp instance variable is private and cannot be accessed outside of the class but the public accessor method getTemp() can be used instead.
The getTemp method cannot be called from outside the Liquid class.
The getTemp accessor method should be used from outside the class.
currentTemp does not have a value.
currentTemp is initialized to a value by the constructor but it is private and cannot be accessed outside the class.

3-13-10: In the Liquid class below, the raiseTemperature method is intended to increase the value of the instance variable currentTemp by the value of the parameter increase. The method does not work as intended.

public class Liquid
{
    private int currentTemp;

    public Liquid(int ct)
    {
        currentTemp = ct;
    }

    public void raiseTemperature(int increase) // Line 10
            {
        return currentTemp + increase; // Line 12
    }
}

Which of the following changes should be made so that the class definition compiles without error and the method raiseTemperature works as intended?

Replace line 12 with currentTemp += increase;
Correct! This void mutator method should just change the value of currentTemp and not return a value.
Replace line 12 with return currentTemp += increase;
This void mutator method should just change the value of currentTemp and not return a value.
Replace line 12 with increase += currentTemp;
This method should change the value of currentTemp, not increase.
Replace line 10 with public raiseTemperature(int increase)
This mutator method needs a return type of void.
Replace line 10 with public int raiseTemperature(int increase)
This mutator method should have a void return value and just change the value of currentTemp without returning a value.

3-13-11: Consider the following class definition. The calculatePizzaCostPerPerson method is intended to calculate the amount each person at the party must pay for pizza. The amount is equal to the total price of all the pizza boxes divided by the number of people at the party. Which of the following code segments should replace missing code so that the calculatePizzaCostPerPerson method will work as intended?

public class Party
{
    private int numOfPeople; // number of people at the party

    public Party(int people)
    {
        numOfPeople = people;
    }

    public double calculatePizzaCostPerPerson(
            int numOfBoxes, double priceOfOnePizzaBox)
            {
        /* missing code */
    }
}

return (numOfBoxes + priceOfOnePizzaBox) / numOfPeople;
Assume you have 5 boxes at $10 each. You would need to multiply them to get a total cost of $50. If you had 10 people at the party, you would need to divide $50 by 10 to get $5 per person.
return numOfPeople * numOfBoxes * priceOfOnePizzaBox;.
Assume you have 5 boxes at $10 each for a total cost of $50. If you had 10 people at the party, you would need to divide $50 by 10 to get $5 per person.
return numOfBoxes / priceOfOnePizzaBox / numOfPeople;
Assume you have 5 boxes at $10 each. You would need to multiply them to get a total cost of $50. If you had 10 people at the party, you would need to divide $50 by 10 to get $5 per person.
return numOfPeople / (numOfBoxes * priceOfOnePizzaBox);
Assume you have 5 boxes at $10 each for a total cost of $50. If you had 10 people at the party, you would need to divide $50 by 10 to get $5 per person.
return (numOfBoxes * priceOfOnePizzaBox) / numOfPeople;
Assume you have 5 boxes at $10 each for a total cost of $50. If you had 10 people at the party, you would need to divide $50 by 10 to get $5 per person.

3-13-12: Consider the Party class below.

public class Party
{
    private int numOfPeople; // number of people at the party
    private int capacity; // total capacity of people at party

    public Party(int people, int cap)
    {
        numOfPeople = people;
        capacity = cap;
    }

    public boolean updateNumOfPeople(int additionalPeople)
    {
        /* missing code */
    }
}

The class contains the updateNumOfPeople method, which is intended to update the instance variable numOfPeople under certain conditions and return a value indicating whether the update was successful. If adding additionalPeople to the current number of people would lead to the number going over the capacity, then the update would be unsuccessful. Otherwise, if adding the number of additional people is still below or at the capacity, the update is successful. Which of the following code segments can replace missing code to ensure that the updateNumOfPeople method works as intended?

I.  if (numOfPeople + additionalPeople > capacity)
    {
        return false;
    }
    else
    {
        numOfPeople += additionalPeople;
        return true;
    }
II. if (numOfPeople + additionalPeople <= capacity)
    {
        numOfPeople += additionalPeople;
        return true;
    }
    else
    {
        return false;
    }
III. if (numOfPeople += additionalPeople <= capacity)
     {
        return true;
     }
     else
     {
        return false;
     }

I only
I would work but this is not the only code that would work.
II only
II would work but this is not the only code that would work.
III only
You cannot put a shortcut assignment operator in the conditional test of an if statement.
I and II only
Correct!
I, II, and III
III would not work because you cannot put a shortcut assignment operator in the conditional test of an if statement.

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