Starting With Classes Learning Outcome Guide

At the end of this topic, you should be able to ...

OOP Basics

• Define the term "class" as used in OOP
• Explain the purpose of classes in computer programs
• Describe the primary keywords used in declaring a class
• Define the term "method" and give an example
• Create simple classes with methods only
• Explain what is meant by "overloading"
• Describe the syntax of a method declaration (aka, method implementation)
• Explain how classes with identical names can be distinguished from each other

General Programming Concepts and Terms

• Define the term "keyword" as it applies to programming languages
• Define the term "identifier" as it applies to programming languages
• Define the term "program statement" and identify how the computer recognizes a program statement
• Define the term “syntax” as it applies to programming languages
• Identify the entry point for every computer program
• Perform simple output to the console using System.Console
• Identify the basic structure of a simple C# program
• Explain what is meant by a "driver"
• Explain what is meant by a “case-sensitive” programming language
• Explain what is meant by a "strongly-typed" programming language
• Explain what "string concatenation" is and how it works
• Define and distinguish the terms “argument” and “parameter”
• Use single-line, multi-line and XML comments as a means of documenting code
• List the four pieces of information to include in comments at the top of every source file

Intro to IDEs

• Define the term "IDE" as it relates to software development tools
• Define the terms "project" and "solution"
• Identify the various parts of the IDE (Integrated Development Environment) used in this course
• Create a new project in the IDE for this course
• Create new source files in the IDE for this course
• Add existing files to a project