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The exit() function requires a(n) ____ argument.

A) string
B) void
C) integer
D) double

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In Visual C++, ____ is interpreted the same as throw(...) .

A) throw(exception e)
B) throw()
C) throw(void)
D) throw( type )

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If you want a catch block to execute, it must catch the correct type of argument thrown from a try block.

The following dataEntry() function will not throw any exceptions: ____

In ANSI C++, if a function throws an error whose type was not listed in its exception specification, then it will produce a run-time error called a(n) ____ exception, and abort the program.

Explain what the following statement means: "When creating a class to hold an exception, be careful not to create an instantiation that results in the same problem as the original error did".

If you include an exception specification list with a function, and code a throw type that is not listed, the program will not compile.

Calling functions from within ____ blocks can be dangerous, especially if you call the function that caused the thrown exception in the first place.

Every function call is a(n) ____.

A function can make multiple throws.

When would you want to use a default exception handler?

A(n) ____ resembles a return statement in a function, except that the execution of the program does not continue from where the function was called.

Match each term with the correct statement below.

The general principle underlying good object-oriented error handling is that any called function should check for errors and handle an error if one is found.

As with a try block, a catch block must contain ____________________, even if they surround only one statement.

Match each term with the correct statement below.

To handle a thrown object, you include one or more ____ blocks in your program immediately following a try block.

If a function does not catch a thrown exception, then a function that calls that function can still catch the exception. This process is called ____.

Why was the set_new_handler() function introduced in C++?

Match each term with the correct statement below.