CPN CPE III Practice Questions - CPN Computer Professional Examination Level III Exam

Factory Method uses inheritance to let subclasses decide which class to instantiate, while Abstract Factory uses object composition to produce families of related objects. Factory Method produces families of related objects, while Abstract Factory is restricted to creating a single product type. Factory Method relies on runtime configuration using reflection, while Abstract Factory is bound at compile time. Factory Method is a structural design pattern, whereas Abstract Factory is classified as a creational pattern.