Deck 1: Introduction to Programming and Visual Basic

Question 1

A TextBox control _.

A) is used to describe other controls on the form
B) can be used to display graphical images
C) has the same function as a label control
D) accepts text entered by the user

Answer 1

D

Question 2

A word that has a specific meaning in a programming language is called ____.

A) a keyword
B) an operator
C) a variable
D) a comment

Answer 2

A

Question 3

How do you display a ToolTip?

A) single-click a button on the toolbar
B) double-click a button on the toolbar
C) hold the mouse pointer over a toolbar button for a few seconds
D) tab to the button on the toolbar so that it has the focus

Answer 3

C

Question 4

When creating a Visual Basic desktop application, the last thing you will do is __.

A) correct runtime errors
B) create the forms
C) write code for even procedures
D) correct syntax errors

Question 5

Flowcharts are used to .

A) determine the controls required for a program
B) describe the programs input and output
C) graphically depict the flow of a method
D) check for syntax errors

Question 6

All of the following are major hardware components of a typical computer system except _.

A) Main Memory
B) CPU
C) Operating System
D) secondary storage

Question 7

The purpose of an algorithm is to __.

A) analyze the nature of a problem
B) list a set of steps to solve a problem
C) understand what a programming language does
D) list the elements needed for the user interface

Question 8

How would you display the Designer window if it is not visible in your project?

A) Press Shift+F9 on the keyboard
B) Click the Designer option on the VIEW menu
C) Press Ctrl+Alt+D on the keyboard
D) Click View Designer on the EDIT menu

Question 9

Application software refers to programs that _.

A) manage the computer's hardware devices
B) controls the computers input/output
C) performs diagnostic tests on secondary storage
D) make the computer useful to the user

Question 10

The standard toolbar __.

A) allows the programmer to place controls on the form
B) contains buttons that execute frequently used commands
C) is difficult to use, since you must remember the commands
D) allows the programmer to create user defined controls

Question 11

You can think of ___as the computer's work area.

A) the CPU
B) main memory
C) secondary storage
D) the desktop

Question 12

The CPU processes instructions written only in this language.

A) Java
B) pseudo code
C) machine language
D) Visual Basic

Question 13

___were invented to make the process of encoding an algorithm in machine language easier.

A) Programming languages
B) Variables
C) Output devices
D) Graphical user interfaces

Question 14

The Auto Hide feature .

A) enables the programmer to hide a control on a form
B) permanently removes the toolbox from the Visual Basic environment
C) hides the controls on a form until the programmer changes the status
D) causes a window to display as a tab along the edge of Visual Studio

Question 15

An object in Visual Basic __.

A) is also referred to as an event handler
B) is an attribute of a control
C) is an action performed by a method
D) contains data called properties

Question 16

Why is it necessary to run a program using test data for input?

A) To be sure that there are no syntax errors in the program.
B) To verify that programming language elements are used correctly.
C) To verify the application produces correct results.
D) To see if the flowchart is correct.

Question 17

Programs should use comments remarks) to ___.

A) help the human reader of the program
B) make a program run more efficiently
C) make the code run faster
D) make the program smaller in size

Question 18

What is the purpose of the Toolbox?

A) To design user defined methods.
B) To select controls and place on an application's form
C) To select event procedures associated with a control
D) To select methods to be placed on the form

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT an example of an event in Visual Basic?

A) clicking a button
B) dragging a control to a form from the tool box
C) changing contents of a textbox
D) clicking a control

Question 20

A variable __.

A) performs various operations on data
B) is a set of programming statements to perform a specific task
C) is a storage location in memory represented by a name
D) is a key element of the graphical user interface

Question 21

A programming statement must refer to a control by its _property.

A) Text
B) Identifier
C) Name
D) Form

Question 22

The purpose of a compiler is to ___.

A) Aid the programmer in commenting he/her code
B) Aid the programmer in developing GUIs.
C) Convert a program from a programming language to machine code
D) Assemble and package the documentation for an application

Question 23

Control names may begin with a letter or a number.

Question 24

Microsoft Visual Basic is an object-oriented programming language.

Question 25

Pseudocode is a combination of programming language and machine code.

Question 26

The part of a program that users see and work with is known as the __.

A) algorithm
B) properties
C) methods
D) user interface

Question 27

In Visual Basic we work with objects, which have _.

A) programmer preference
B) projects and solutions
C) classes and actions
D) properties and methods

Question 28

Which of the following is an example of a binary number?

A) 324
B) 123
C) 101
D) 202

Question 29

Control names may not contain spaces.

Question 30

Which is considered a valid step for developing a Visual Basic application?

A) Determine event handlers needed for each control.
B) Determine the controls needed.
C) Create a flowchart of the code.
D) all of the above

Question 31

The most common form of secondary storage is _.

A) a disk drive
B) the CPU
C) RAM
D) all of the above

Question 32

If you wish to display text which cannot be modified by the user, use the __.

A) TextBox control
B) Label control
C) Caption control
D) Name control

Question 33

Application software manages the computer's hardware devices.

Question 34

A form is a __.

A) window in which other controls may be placed
B) box that displays text that cannot be changed by the user
C) piece of data that determines a characteristic of a control
D) control that displays a graphic image

Question 35

Any control ___should have a descriptive, programmer-defined name.

A) used in a form
B) whose name appears in a programming statement
C) that is a label
D) with a text property

Question 36

A control is an object that usually appears in a program's graphical user interface.

Question 37

Properties determine the visual appearance of a control.

Question 38

Which of the following is an example of a control?

A) Form
B) TextBox
C) Button
D) all of the above

Question 39

Which of the following is NOT a Visual Basic control?

A) Form
B) TextBox
C) Algorithm
D) Label

Question 40

Which of the following adheres to the naming conventions for a text box control?

A) lblHoursWorked
B) txthoursworked
C) LBLhoursworked
D) txtHoursWorked