Deck 2: Creating a User Interface

Question 1

If you prefer to create your splash screen from scratch, you can use the Windows Form template to add a blank Windows form to the project and then would set the form's FormBorderStyle property to either None or ____.

A) FixedControl
B) Sizable
C) FixedSingle
D) FixedDialog

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The Windows standard is to use ____ capitalization for identifying labels.

A) book title
B) sentence
C) font title
D) serif

Answer 2

B

Question 3

You assign an access key by including a(n) ____ in the control's caption or identifying label.

A) slash (/)
B) ampersand (&)
C) asterisk (*)
D) pound sign (#)

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The text contained in an identifying label should be meaningful and ____ the label control.

A) right-aligned within
B) left-aligned within
C) centered on top of
D) placed beside

Question 5

Most Windows applications consist of at least three windows.

Question 6

Text boxes accept and display information automatically, so no special event is necessary for them to do their assigned task.

Question 7

A text box's identifying label should end with a(n) ____.

A) asterisk (*)
B) period (.)
C) semicolon (;)
D) colon (:)

Question 8

You use a ____ to give the user an area in which to enter data.

A) label
B) text box
C) button
D) panel

Question 9

Related controls should be grouped together using either white (empty) space or one of the tools located in the ____ section of the toolbox.

A) Objects
B) Groups
C) Containers
D) Folders

Question 10

A button's caption should be entered using sentence capitalization.

Question 11

You can use the ____ menu to align and size the controls on a form.

A) VIEW
B) FORMAT
C) PROJECT
D) TOOLS

Question 12

A control's ____ property determines the style of its border and can be set to None, FixedSingle, or Fixed3D.

A) BorderLine
B) BorderStyle
C) Background
D) FormBorderStyle

Question 13

In addition to a default button, most dialog boxes also have a cancel button, which usually is captioned Cancel.

Question 14

A(n) ____ allows the user to select an object using the Alt key in combination with a letter or number.

A) access code
B) access key
C) object-handler
D) gripper

Question 15

When a control has the ____, it can accept input from the user.

A) focus
B) access
C) address
D) flow

Question 16

After completing the TOE chart, the next step is to design the ____.

A) logical layout
B) training material
C) user interface
D) billing material

Question 17

The GroupBox, Panel, and TableLayoutPanel tools are located in the ____ section of the toolbox.

A) Panels
B) Labels
C) Text
D) Containers

Question 18

A default button can be selected by pressing the Enter key even when the button does not have the focus.

Question 19

An object's ____ determines the type, style, and size of the font used to display the object's text.

A) Graphic
B) Style
C) Text
D) Font

Question 20

After completing the Task column of the TOE chart, you then assign each task to a(n) ____ in the user interface.

A) event
B) class
C) object
D) method

Question 21

The ____ stores controls that do not appear in the user interface during run time.

A) properties windows
B) object tray
C) system tray
D) component tray

Question 22

Match each item with a statement below.
a.E&xit
f.primary window
b.sentence capitalization
g.splash screen
c.Segoe UI
h.Fixed3D
d.dialog box
i.group box control
e.book title capitalization
Capitalize the first letter in each word, except for articles, conjunctions, and prepositions that do not occur at either the beginning or the end of the caption.

Question 23

Match each item with a statement below.
a.E&xit
f.primary window
b.sentence capitalization
g.splash screen
c.Segoe UI
h.Fixed3D
d.dialog box
i.group box control
e.book title capitalization
A text box's BorderStyle property's default setting.

Question 24

The Font dialog box is ____, which means it remains on the screen until the user closes it.

A) system modal
B) modal
C) hidden
D) blocking

Question 25

Match each item with a statement below.
a.E&xit
f.primary window
b.sentence capitalization
g.splash screen
c.Segoe UI
h.Fixed3D
d.dialog box
i.group box control
e.book title capitalization
First image that appears when an application is started.

Question 26

Setting a form's ____ property to False removes the Control menu box, as well as the Minimize, Maximize, and Close buttons, from the title bar.

A) ControlBox
B) TitleBar
C) ControlMenu
D) DialogBox

Question 27

In Western countries, you should organize the user interface with the most important information always located in the ____________________ corner of the screen.

Question 28

Match each item with a statement below.
a.E&xit
f.primary window
b.sentence capitalization
g.splash screen
c.Segoe UI
h.Fixed3D
d.dialog box
i.group box control
e.book title capitalization
Used to view and edit the an application's data.

Question 29

Match each item with a statement below.
a.E&xit
f.primary window
b.sentence capitalization
g.splash screen
c.Segoe UI
h.Fixed3D
d.dialog box
i.group box control
e.book title capitalization
Recommended font for applications.

Question 30

The ____________________ property contains a number that represents the order in which the control was added to the form.

Question 31

Match each item with a statement below.
a.E&xit
f.primary window
b.sentence capitalization
g.splash screen
c.Segoe UI
h.Fixed3D
d.dialog box
i.group box control
e.book title capitalization
Defines x as the access key for the Exit button.

Question 32

If you make a button the ____ button, you also can select it by pressing the Enter key even when the button does not have the focus.

A) active
B) focus
C) default
D) primary

Question 33

Match each item with a statement below.
a.E&xit
f.primary window
b.sentence capitalization
g.splash screen
c.Segoe UI
h.Fixed3D
d.dialog box
i.group box control
e.book title capitalization
Supports and supplements a user's activities in the primary windows.

Question 34

____ support and supplement a user's activities in a primary window.

A) Dialog boxes
B) Controls
C) Frames
D) Modals

Question 35

The ____________________ control provides a table structure in which you place other controls.

Question 36

You can use a(n) _________________________ chart to record an application's tasks, objects, and events.

Question 37

You use the ____ window to view and edit your application's data..

A) primary
B) secondary
C) pop-up
D) dialog box

Question 38

Match each item with a statement below.
a.E&xit
f.primary window
b.sentence capitalization
g.splash screen
c.Segoe UI
h.Fixed3D
d.dialog box
i.group box control
e.book title capitalization
Capitalize only the first letter in the first word and in any words that are customarily capitalized.

Question 39

Match each item with a statement below.
a.E&xit
f.primary window
b.sentence capitalization
g.splash screen
c.Segoe UI
h.Fixed3D
d.dialog box
i.group box control
e.book title capitalization
Groups related controls and has a Text property used to indicate the contents of the control.

Question 40

You specify the default button for a form by setting the form's ____________________ property to the name of the button.

Question 41

What are five types of questions a programmer should ask to identify the tasks an application needs to perform?

Question 42

What are the differences between a panel and a group box?

Question 43

What do you use to allow a user to enter data?

Question 44

Describe the first task that should take place before a programmer creates a user interface. Who should be involved in this process?

Question 45

What should a designer consider when including graphics in the user interface?

Question 46

How can related controls be grouped together on a form?

Question 47

Write the Visual Basic statement to play the audio file named background.wav, which is contained in the bin\Debug folder.

Question 48

Explain what happens when an application starts in terms of what the user sees.

Question 49

What are three points that you should keep in mind when deciding whether to include color in an interface?

Question 50

What are three reasons for assigning access keys to controls?