Deck 5: The Secret Code Assignment Statements

Question 1

A comment is referred to as ____ documentation.

A) external
C) revealed
B) hidden
D) internal

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The syntax of the Val function is Val(text), where text is the characters you want treated as a number.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Many programmers use comments to document a procedure's purpose, as well as to explain various sections of the procedure's code.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

When creating a comment in a program, a space is required to separate the apostrophe from the comment itself.

Question 5

You instruct the computer to perform a calculation by writing an arithmetic expression that contains one or more arithmetic operators.

Question 6

For a text argument in the Val function to be converted to a number, it must contain only numbers and an optional period.

Question 7

Comments make the code less readable but easier to understand by anyone viewing it.

Question 8

When an invalid character is encountered in a text argument in a Val function, the Val function notes an error and continues the process.

Question 9

Coding the algorithm is the second step in the problem-solving process.

Question 10

The ____ function temporarily converts one or more characters to a number, and then returns the number.

A) Value
C) Number
B) Change
D) Val

Question 11

You might use the integer division operator in a program that determines the number of quarters, dimes, and nickels to return as change to a customer.

Question 12

In the order of precedence, an exponentiation operator has a precedence number of 1.

Question 13

A(n) ____ box is designed to accept information from the user, and it automatically stores the information in its Text property.

A) data
C) entry
B) text
D) information

Question 14

A ____ is a predefined procedure that performs a specific task and then returns a value after completing the task.

A) sub
C) method
B) function
D) routine

Question 15

An ____ represents information that is passed to the function while the function is processing.

A) argument
C) object
B) item
D) assignment

Question 16

A ____ is a message to the person reading the code.

A) comment
C) heading
B) header
D) footer

Question 17

The function Val(txtSales.Text) returns the number ____ when the txtSales control is empty.

A) -1
C) 1
B) 0
D) 2

Question 18

In the order of precedence, the modulus operator has a lower priority than the addition and subtraction operators.

Question 19

You create a comment in Visual Basic by placing a(n) ____ before the text that represents the comment.

A) period
C) apostrophe
B) exclamation mark
D) asterisk

Question 20

The modulus operator cannot be used to divide numbers that contain a decimal place.

Question 21

You use the ____ operator ( \ ) to divide two integers (whole numbers), and then return the result as an integer.

A) division
C) whole division
B) modulus
D) integer division

Question 22

____ indicate the order in which the computer performs the operation in an expression.

A) Order numbers
C) Precedence numbers
B) Operation order numbers
D) Operation numbers

Question 23

A(n) ____ is used to assign a value to something (such as the property of a control) while an application is running.

A) assignment statement
C) selection statement
B) loop statement
D) decision statement

Question 24

The equal sign in an assignment statement is referred to as the ____.

A) assignment unit
C) assignment operator
B) assignment controller
D) assignment status

Question 25

After dividing the numbers, the ____ operator returns the remainder of the division.

A) division
C) remainder
B) modulus
D) integer division