1.3 - Inheritance and Polymorphism
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Practice Questions
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What is inheritance in programming?
💡 Hint: Think of family traits.
Define polymorphism.
💡 Hint: It relates to the Greek word meaning many shapes.
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What is inheritance?
💡 Hint: Think of it as passing traits down.
True or False: Polymorphism allows the same method to behave differently based on the object.
💡 Hint: Remember the shape analogy.
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Design a simple class hierarchy involving a base class Person and derived classes Student and Teacher. Describe their interrelations and illustrate how inherited methods can be overridden.
💡 Hint: Consider how each derived class can extend from the base class while modifying behavior.
Create a scenario involving an interface that utilizes polymorphism. Describe a Shape interface and implement it in classes Circle, Rectangle, and Triangle, ensuring that the area method is polymorphic.
💡 Hint: Think about how the concept of shape can yield different results through the same method call.
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