UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2017/2018
EXAMINATION FOR DEGREE OF BACHELOR SCIENCE/BUSINESS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
BIT2108 BBIT203 OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING
MODE: FULL TIME/PART TIME/DISTANCE LEARNING
ORDINARY EXAMINATIONS
DATE: APRIL, 2018 DURATION: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Question ONE and any other TWO questions
QUESTION ONE [30 MARKS]
a) Explain what is meant by the term method signature.
3 Marks
b) Differentiate between class and structure. With an example explain the syntax for defining a class
3 Marks
c) Write a C++ program to illustrate multiple inheritance.
5 Marks
d) Differentiate between stream insertion and stream extraction operators.
4 Marks
e) Describe the following concepts as used in object oriented programming.
i. Operator overloading
ii. Function call
iii. Message passing
iv. Function overriding
8 Marks
f) Write a C++ program to print odd numbers greater than 0 and less than 1000.
4 Marks
g) How is program modularization achieved in C++.
3 Marks
QUESTION TWO [20 MARKS]
a) Define the term function overloading.
2 Marks
b) Explain how function calls are matched with overloaded functions.
6 Marks
c) Write a C++ program that uses function overloading to calculate and display area of circle and
rectangle using the formulas circle Area= 3.142*radius*radius and rectangle Area= length*width.
6 Marks
d) Discuss TWO advantages of overloaded functions in C++ program.
6 Marks
QUESTION THREE [20 MARKS]
a) Differentiate between early binding and late binding, with an example explain how late binding can
be achieved in C++.
6 Marks
b) Describe the concept of template classes in C++. Give an example.
5 Marks
c) Describe the concept of function abstraction in object oriented programming.
3 Marks
d) Describe how function abstraction can be realized in C++.
6 Marks
QUESTION FOUR [20 MARKS]
a). Discuss the concept of polymorphism in object oriented programming.
4 Marks
b). Briefly explain the following terms as used in inheritance:
i. Single inheritance
ii. Multiple inheritance
iii. Hierarchical inheritance
6 Marks
c). Define pure virtual functions. Write a C++ program to illustrate pure virtual functions.
10 Marks
QUESTION FIVE [20 MARKS]
a). Write a program in C++ that calculates and displays the weekly salary for an employee who earns
Kshs 2500 an hour, works 20 regular hours, 10 overtime hours, and earns time and one-half (wage *
1.5) for overtime hours worked. Create a separate method to do the calculation and return the result
to be displayed. Your program should contain a class that holds the employee details indicated as
well as the method to do the computation
8 Marks
b). Describe the concept of inline function in C++.
3 Marks
c). Discuss the concept of message passing in object oriented programming.
2 Marks
d). Using function write a program in C++ to take two arrays of integer numbers and multiply each
corresponding values and put the result in a third array.
7 Marks
