Deck 7: Multiple Forms, Modules, and Menus

Question 1

When a ______form is displayed, no other form in the application can receive the focus until the form is closed.

A) hidden
B) modeless
C) modal
D) show

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The _______event occurs when a form is in the process of closing, but before it has closed.

A) FormClosing
B) FormClosed
C) CloseForm
D) Close

Answer 2

A

Question 3

All of the following are true of the Show method of a form except:

A) using the Show method allows other forms to receive the focus
B) the Show method allows a calling program to continue to process statements
C) the displayed form must be closed before you can access other forms
D) the Show method displays a modeless form

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In order to prevent users from accessing a menu item, set the item's _____property to _______.

A) Enabled, False
B) Disabled, True
C) Active, False
D) Hidden, True

Question 5

In order to add a menu to a form, you must place a ______on the form.

A) MenuCommand control
B) MenuItem control
C) MenuOption control
D) MenuStrip control

Question 6

When creating a form in Visual Basic, code associated with that form is stored in a file with a _extension.

A) sln
B) proj
C) frm
D) vb

Question 7

A module-level variable declared Public is also known as a ______variable.

A) private
B) access
C) global
D) universal

Question 8

All of the following are true about the Hide method of a form except:

A) Using the Hide method removes the form from memory.
B) The Hide method makes the form invisible.
C) Once you have called the Hide method, the form can be redisplayed with the ShowDialog method.
D) Once you have called the Hide method, the form can be redisplayed with the Show method.

Question 9

Which of the following is not true about a form's Activated event?

A) It occurs when a form is initially displayed.
B) It occurs each time a form regains the focus.
C) It occurs each time the user clicks a form that does not have the focus.
D) It occurs before the Load event procedure is processed.

Question 10

A variable is accessible to statements outside the form if declared __________.

A) as private and class-level
B) as public
C) as public and class-level
D) with a Dim statement

Question 11

Which of the following statements disables the Copy menu item named mnuCopy?

A) mnuCopy.Disabled = True
B) mnuCopy.Enabled = False
C) mnuCopy.Active = False
D) mnuCopy.Disable

Question 12

A form's ______event is triggered when the user switches to the form from another form or another application.

A) form load
B) activated
C) got focus
D) click

Question 13

All of the following are true about standard modules except __________.

A) A module is a file that contains code such as variable declarations and procedures
B) A public variable declared in a standard module may be referenced by methods located anywhere in the application.
C) Standard modules may contain event handlers
D) Standard modules are not associated with a particular form

Question 14

An instance of a form is created using a ______statement with the New keyword.

A) Dim
B) Open
C) Instantiate
D) Create

Question 15

How do you insert a separator bar into a menu?

A) Type a hyphen (−) as a menu item's Text property.
B) Type a space as a menu item's Text property
C) Assign True to the Separator property
D) Right-click an existing item and select Bar from the pop-up menu

Question 16

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the Me keyword?

A) The Me keyword refers to the current instance of the form.
B) Me is another name for the Form Load event procedure.
C) The Me.Close() statement calls the Close method of a form named Me.
D) The Me keyword provides access to the controls of a form without naming the specific control.

Question 17

Which of the following is not true about a form's class declaration?

A) It contains a detailed description of a form.
B) It's similar to a blueprint for a house.
C) It creates an instance of the form.
D) It contains the form's event handlers.

Question 18

Standard modules are saved on disk as files that end with this extension.

A) .mod
B) .proj
C) .frm
D) .vb

Question 19

What is the best way to share functions across more than one project?

A) Create the functions in one project, then copy and paste them into other projects that need them.
B) Place the code for the functions in a module and add that module to each project.
C) Place the code for the functions in the startup form of each project.
D) Place the code inside a main procedure with a public access specifier for each function.

Question 20

When a VB application executes, its ______is automatically displayed.

A) main sub
B) startup form
C) event procedure
D) form load event

Question 21

The best approach to move a menu item with an existing Click event to a new location is:

A) cut the menu item from the old location and paste it into the new location.
B) click the menu item and drag it to the new location
C) delete the menu item from the old location and add it to the new location
D) none of the above

Question 22

A context menu __________.

A) is an alternative for buttons
B) is shown when the user right-clicks a form or control
C) uses the MainMenu control
D) both a and c are correct

Question 23

Any form in a Windows Forms application can be designated as the startup form.

Question 24

Explain the nature of the reference to errorForm in the following code: Dim errorForm As New frmError()

A) class name
B) form name
C) class program
D) object variable

Question 25

Once you create a form, you do not have to re-create it to use it in another project.

Question 26

The last form created for a Windows Forms application is designated as the startup form.

Question 27

An event handler for a menu item is created by __________.

A) manually declaring the event handler
B) right-clicking the menu item
C) starting the menu designer, and then double-clicking the menu item
D) clicking the menu item

Question 28

A menu item may be executed by a user in each of the following ways except __________.

A) by pressing access keys such as Alt + F
B) by pressing shortcut keys such as Ctrl + S
C) by clicking on the item
D) by hovering the mouse over the item

Question 29

Choose the statement below that performs the comment found on line 2 of the following code segment. Dim newStudentForm As New frmNewStudent()
'Initialize AcademicYear text box on NewStudent form to 1
NewStudentForm.ShowDialog()

A) frmNewStudent.txtAcademicYear.Text = "1"
B) txtAcademicYear.Text.newStudentForm = "1"
C) newStudentForm.txtAcademicYear.Text = "1"
D) txtAcademicYear.frmNewStudent = "1"

Question 30

What is the result of the following section of code? Private Sub btnExit_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
ByVal e as System.EventArgs) Handles btnExit.Click
Me)Close()
End Sub

A) Shut down the computer
B) Log off the current user
C) Close the current form
D) None of the above

Question 31

When a menu control's _____property equals True, a check appears next to the menu item.

A) showCheck
B) Checked
C) Check
D) none of the above

Question 32

What property must be set on a menu item to have the user activate that option by pressing Ctrl + C on the keyboard?

A) ShortcutKeys
B) QuickKey
C) HotKey
D) ShowShortCut

Question 33

The best way to maintain consistency when renaming a form is to __________.

A) change the form's Name property
B) change the form's filename in the Solution Explorer window
C) click Project on the menu bar, and then select Change Windows Form
D) change the form's name in the form's class declaration

Question 34

The primary reason to use standard menu items, such as File, Edit, and Help is ______.

A) these are built into Visual Basic
B) they are the only items that Visual Basic allows you add to a menu
C) all the examples in the book are set up this way
D) most users expect to see these items

Question 35

Which of the following statements will display the getStudentDataForm form in such a way that any code following the statement will not execute until the getStudentDataForm closes?

A) getStudentDataForm.Open()
B) getStudentDataForm.Show()
C) getStudentDataForm.ShowDialog()
D) getStudentDataForm.OpenForm.Modal()