CHAPTER 10- INHERITANCE

CHAPTER 10- INHERITANCE

One marks questions:
1. What is inheritance? (U)
ANS: Inheritance is the capability of one class to inherit properties from another class.

2. How is inheritance implemented in C++? (U)

ANS: C++ allows the user to create a new class (derived class) from an existing class (base

class).
3. What is a base class? (U)
ANS: Base Class is the class whose properties are inherited by another class. It is also called

Super class.
4. What is derived class? (U)
ANS: Derived Class is the class that inherits the properties from base class. It is also called

Sub class.
5. Give any one advantage of inheritance? (U)
ANS: Reusing existing code

6. What is singe level inheritance? (U)

ANS: Single Inheritance is the process of creating a new class from existing class base class.

7. What is multilevel inheritance? (U)

ANS: Derivation of a class from another derived class is called multilevel inheritance.

8. What is hierarchical inheritance? (U)

ANS: If a number of classes are derived from a single base class, it is called as hierarchical

inheritance.
9. What is hybrid inheritance? (U)
ANS: Hybrid Inheritance is combination of Hierarchical and multilevel inheritance.

10. What is multiple inheritance? (U)

ANS: A class can be derived from more than one base calss is known as multiple inheritance.

11. When is it necessary to use inheritance? (A)

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ANS: Suppose X is a class already defined and we need to redefine another class Y has same

properties of X and in addition its own.

12. What is visibility mode? (U)
ANS: It specifies the availability of a class members in other classes.

13. What is a super class? (U)

ANS: Base Class or Super class is the class whose properties are inherited by another class.

14. What is a subclass? (U)

ANS: Derived Class or Sub class is the class that inherits the properties from base class.

Two marks questions:

1. Write any two advantages of inheritance. (U)
ANS: Reusing existing code

o Faster development time

o Easy to maintain
2. Mention any two types of inheritance? (U)
ANS: o Single Inheritance

o Multilevel Inheritance
3. What is single inheritance? Give an example. (U)
ANS: Single Inheritance is the process of creating a new class from existing class base class.

class Base_Class
{
………..
};
class Derived_class : public Base_calss
{
………..
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};

4. What is multilevel inheritance? Give an example. (U)

ANS: Derivation of a class from another derived class is called multilevel inheritance.

5. What is hierarchical inheritance? Give an example. (U)

ANS: If a number of classes are derived from a single base class, it is called as hierarchical

inheritance.

6. What is hybrid inheritance? Give an example. (U)

ANS: Hybrid Inheritance is combination of Hierarchical and multilevel inheritance.

7. What is multiple inheritance? Give an example. (U)

ANS: A class can be derived from more than one base calss is known as multiple inheritance.

8. Write the syntax to define a derived class. (U)

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ANS: class derived_class_name : Visibility Mode base_class_name

{ ……. };

Three marks questions:

1. Write any three advantages of inheritance. (U)
ANS:o Reusing existing code

o Faster development time

o Easy to maintain
o Easy to extend
o Memory Utilization

2. Mention any three types of inheritance? (U)

ANS:o Single Inheritance

o Multilevel Inheritance
o Multiple Inheritance
o Hierarchical Inheritance
o Hybrid Inheritance
3. Mention the types of inheritance. Explain any one. (K)
ANS:

Single Inheritance is the process of creating a new class from existing class base class.
It is very coomon in inheritance that a class is derived from the base class.
The data members and memberfunction of the base class are data member and member
function
of the derived class.
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A derived class with single inheritance is declared as follows:

class Base_Class
{
………..
};
class Derived_class : public Base_calss
{
………..
};
4. Write the syntax and example to define a derived class. (U)
ANS: Defining Derived Classes:

A derived class is a composite class – it inherits members from the base class and adds
member of its own.
The general form of the derived class is given below.
Class derivedclassname : VisibilityMode base_class_name
o The use of a constructor can be cleverly done especially in those problems where it is
necessary to initialize certain data members compulsorily.
Example :- Public Derived_Class
class father //Base class
{
private:
char name[10];
public:
char caste[10];
int age;
void readdata( );
};

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class son : public father

{
private:
char gender[5];
public:
void display( );
};
5. Write an example for the use of constructors in single level inheritance. (A)
6. Explain public inheritance. (U)
ANS:Public Inheritance:

When a base class is inherited as public, all public members of the base class become public
members of derived class.
The private members of the base class remain private to that class, and are nor accessible by
members of the derived class.
7. Explain private inheritance. (U)
ANS: Private Inheritance:

When a base class is inherited as private, then all public and protected members of the base
class become private members of derived class.
This means that they are still accessible by member of the derived class, but cannot be
accessed by other parts of the program.
8. Explain protected inheritance. (U)
ANS: Protected Inheritance:

When a base class is inherited as protected, then all public and protected members of the
base class become protected members of derived class.
The private data members of base class are not visible to derived class.
They can only be accessed through public and protected member functions of base class.

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Example: A program illustrates protected inheritance with the base class having protected
and public members.
Five marks questions:
1. Explain the different types of inheritance. (U)
ANS: Inheritance:

Inheritance is the capability of one class to inherit properties from another class.
Types of Inheritance:
Based on the relationship, inheritance can be classified into five forms:
o Single Inheritance
o Multilevel Inheritance
o Multiple Inheritance
o Hierarchical Inheritance
o Hybrid Inheritance
Single Inheritance:

Single Inheritance is the process of creating a new class from existing class base class.
It is very coomon in inheritance that a class is derived from the base class.
Multilevel Inheritance:

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Derivation of a class from another derived class is called multilevel inheritance.

In the figure class A is the base class for class AB and class AB is the base class for class
ABC.
The class AB provides a link for the inheritance between A and ABC, and is known as

Multiple Inheritance:

A class can be derived from more than one base calss is known as multiple inheritance.
A derived class with multiple inheritance is declared as follows:
Hierarchical Inheritance:
If a number of classes are derived from a single base class, it is called as hierarchical
inheritance.
Hierarchical model exhibits top down approach by breaking up a complex class into simpler
class.

Hybrid Inheritance:

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Hybrid Inheritance is combination of Hierarchical and multilevel inheritance.

2. What are the advantages of inheritance? (U)
ANS:
o Reusing existing code
o Faster development time
o Easy to maintain
o Easy to extend
o Memory Utilization
3. What is visibility mode? Explain private and public inheritance. (A)
ANS: Visibility mode:

Visibility mode can be public, private or protected. The private data of base class cannot be
inherited.
o public: If inheritance is done in public mode, public members of the base class become
the public member of derived class and protected member of base class become the
protected member of derived class..
o private: If inheritance is done in a private mode, public and protected members of base
class become the private members of derived class.
o protected: If inheritance is done in a protected mode, public and protected members of
base class become the protected members of the base class.
4. What is inheritance? Explain any two types of inheritance. (U)
ANS: Inheritance is the capability of one class to inherit properties from another class.

Single Inheritance:

Single Inheritance is the process of creating a new class from existing class base class.
It is very coomon in inheritance that a class is derived from the base class.
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The data members and memberfunction of the base class are data member and member
function of the derived class.
A derived class with single inheritance is declared as follows:
class Base_Class
{
………..
};
class Derived_class : public Base_calss
{
………..
};
Multilevel Inheritance:

Derivation of a class from another derived class is called multilevel inheritance.

In the figure class A is the base class for class AB and class AB is the base class for class
ABC.
The class AB provides a link for the inheritance between A and ABC, and is known as
intermedidate base class.
5. What is inheritance? Explain multiple and multilevel inheritance. (U)
ANS: Inheritance is the capability of one class to inherit properties from another class.

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Multiple Inheritance:

Multilevel Inheritance:

Derivation of a class from another derived class is called multilevel inheritance.

In the figure class A is the base class for class AB and class AB is the base class for class
ABC.
The class AB provides a link for the inheritance between A and ABC, and is known as
intermedidate base class.
A class can be derived from more than one base calss is known as multiple inheritance.

6. What is inheritance? Explain any hierarchical and hybrid inheritance. (U)

ANS: Inheritance is the capability of one class to inherit properties from another class.

Hierarchical Inheritance:
If a number of classes are derived from a single base class, it is called as hierarchical
inheritance.
Hierarchical model exhibits top down approach by breaking up a complex class into simpler
class.

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Hybrid Inheritance:

Hybrid Inheritance is combination of Hierarchical and multilevel inheritance.

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