COMP 110 QUIZ04

Class

A blueprint defining attributes and methods for objects.

Object (Instance)

Concrete creation from a class with unique attribute values.

__init__ (Constructor)

Special method called when creating an object to initialize attributes.

self Parameter

Reference to the current object instance, allowing access to its attributes.

Attributes

Variables owned by an object, defined in the constructor using self.attribute

Base Case

Condition where recursion stops, preventing further calls.

Recursive Case

Function calls itself with modified arguments to progress toward the base case.

Linked List

A recursive data structure where each Node points to the next node or None.

Recursive Traversal

A process where the current node is handled before recursively processing the next node.

Abstraction

Hiding complex implementation while exposing essential features.

Instantiation

Creating an object from a class, triggering the __init__ method.

Stack Frame

Memory space for a function call, created during recursion.

RecursionError

Occurs if the base case isn’t reached, indicating infinite recursion.

Instance Attribute

self.name (unique to each object).

Class Attribute

species (shared by all Dog objects).

Constructor

init (auto-called during instantiation).

Method vs. Function

Method (defined inside a class, takes self).

Magic Method

Defines how the object is printed (e.g., print(dog)).

Local Variable

total (exists only inside the method).

Class Method

Class method (modifies class-level attributes via cls).

Instantiation

my_dog = Dog() (calls init).

Self Parameter

self refers to the current object instance.