Study Topics for Test 2

• Debugger
  • call stack
• Functions
  • reasons for writing functions
  • writing prototypes
  • writing function definition
  • function calls - syntax and semantics
  • parameters and arguments
  • flow of control (execution)
  • scope - global vs local vs parameter
  • lifetime of a variable
  • initialization of local variables
  • value-returning versus void functions - writing and calling
  • functional cohesion - "a function should do one job, do it well, and do nothing else"
  • stubs and drivers
• Selection
  • bool data type
  • bool constants
  • relational operators <, >, etc.
    • the difference between == and =
    • comparing strings
    • comparing characters
    • comparing floats
  • logical operators - &&, ||, !
    • precedence with other operators
    • truth tables
  • if statements
  • if-else statements
  • where braces go
  • dangling else
  • nested if statements
  • if - else if statements
  • tracing ifs
  • test plans
  • regression testing
• random numbers
• repetition
  • syntax
  • control logic - counter-controlled and sentinel-controlled
  • infinite loops