Deck 13: GUI Programming

Question 1

In which type of interface is a prompt displayed that allows the user to enter a command, which is then executed?

A) Command line
B) GUI
C) ALU
D) CPU

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In a GUI environment, most interactions are done through small windows known as _____ that display information and allow the user to perform actions.

A) input boxes
B) windows
C) dialog boxes
D) message boxes

Answer 2

C

Question 3

In which environment can a user determine the order in which things happen?

A) Command line
B) GUI
C) ALU
D) CPU

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What are the items that appear on the graphical interface window called?

A) Buttons
B) Icons
C) Widgets
D) Graphical elements

Question 5

With what part of the computer does the user interact?

A) Graphical unit
B) User interface
C) Register
D) CPU

Question 6

Programs that use tkinter do not always run reliably under IDLE.

Question 7

Python does not have GUI programming features built into the language itself.

Question 8

The _____ accepts the user's commands.

A) register
B) CPU
C) operating system
D) ALU

Question 9

What types of programs are event-driven?

A) GUI programs
B) Command line programs
C) Procedural programs
D) Modular programs

Question 10

A root widget's destroy method can be used as a callback function for a quit button.

Question 11

In Python, what module is used to create a GUI program?

A) tkinter
B) Pgui
C) gint
D) pygui

Question 12

Which widget will create a rectangular area that can be used to display graphics?

A) Label
B) Frame
C) Canvas
D) Message

Question 13

Which widget will display multiple lines of text?

A) Label
B) Canvas
C) Message
D) Text

Question 14

Which widget will create an area that displays one line of text or an image?

A) Label
B) Frame
C) Canvas
D) Message

Question 15

Check buttons are displayed in groups and used to make mutually exclusive selections.

Question 16

How many graphical widgets does the tkinter module provide?

A) Five
B) Ten
C) Fifteen
D) Twenty

Question 17

The Toplevel widget is a container, like a(n) _____, but displays in its own window.

A) Label
B) Frame
C) Canvas
D) Message

Question 18

Using the radio buttons, the user can make multiple selections at one time.

Question 19

The acronym GUI stands for:

A) Graphical User Interface
B) Graphical Unit Interface
C) Graphical User Interaction
D) Graphical Users' Interface

Question 20

Which widget allows the user to select a value by moving a slider along a track?

A) Entry
B) Scale
C) Scrollbar
D) Slider

Question 21

_______________ are small windows that display information and allow the user to perform actions.

Question 22

The _______________ widget is used to display text in a window.

Question 23

A(n) _______________ is a container that can hold other widgets and organize the widgets in a window.

Question 24

In a GUI environment, no text input is possible.

Question 25

A(n) _______________ function is a function or method that executes when the user clicks the button.

Question 26

A(n) _______________ is a widget that the user can click to cause an action to occur.

Question 27

Many computer users find a command line interface relatively easy to use.

Question 28

A(n) _______________ allows the user to interact with the operating system and other programs through graphical elements on the screen.

Question 29

The pack method determines where a widget should be positioned.

Question 30

The Label widget's _______________ method determines where a widget should be positioned and makes the widget visible when the main window is displayed.

Question 31

The _______________ module allows you to create GUI programs in Python.

Question 32

The GUI popularized the use of the _______________ as an input device.

Question 33

GUI programs respond to the actions of the user, and so they are called _______________ programs.

Question 34

An info dialog box is a simple window that displays a message to the user and has an OK button that closes the dialog box.

Question 35

To use the showinfo function, the tkinter.messagebox module needs to be imported.