Deck 14: Gui Components: Part 1

Question 1

Which component contains menus?

A)Menu button.
B)Title bar.
C)Menu bar.
D)Combo box.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is the method used to display a dialog box to gather input?

A)showMessageDialog.
B)getInput.
C)inputDialog.
D)showInputDialog.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which JFrame constant indicates that the program should terminate when the window is closed by the user?

A)TERMINATE_ON_CLOSE.
B)IMMEDIATELY_CLOSE.
C)EXIT_ON_CLOSE.
D)All of the above.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following does not generate GUI events?

A)Typing in a text field.
B)Selecting an item from a menu.
C)Viewing the text in a label.
D)Moving the mouse.

Question 5

The text "Hello there,my friend." is an example of what type of capitalization?

A)sentence-style capitalization.
B)book-title capitalization.
C)Neither of the above.
D)Both of the above.

Question 6

Provides the basic attributes and behaviors of a window-a title bar at the top of the window,and buttons to minimize,maximize and close the window.

A)JLabel.
B)JFrame.
C)JSwing.
D)JWindowControl.

Question 7

Which pair of words does not complete the sentence below correctly? A ________ is a ________.

A)Container,Component.
B)Container,JPanel.
C)JComponent,Container.
D)Component,Object.

Question 8

Together,the appearance and the way in which the user interacts with the application are known as that application's .

A)abstract window toolkit.
B)look-and-feel.
C)swing factor.
D)All of the above.

Question 9

Which of the following statements for a JTextField is false?

A)Can be used to display uneditable text.
B)Can be used to display editable text.
C)Enables users to enter data from the keyboard.
D)Displays a list of fields.

Question 10

Which methods retrieve and set the image that's displayed in a JLabel?

A)getIcon,setIcon.
B)getResource,setResource.
C)getText,setText.
D)getImageIcon,setImageIcon.

Question 11

Which expression returns the location of a file as a URL?

A)getURL( "file.txt" ).
B)getResource( "file.txt" ).
C)findResource( "file.txt" ).
D)getClass( "file.txt" ).

Question 12

Some common lightweight component features supported by JComponent include:

A)support for user-interface localization.
B)shortcut keys.
C)tool tips.
D)All of the above.

Question 13

Which of the following expressions creates a JLabel that displays the text "Here is what I look like!" The JLabel should display Icon object face,and the JLabel's contents should be left aligned.

A)new JLabel( "Here is what I look like!",face,SwingConstants.LEFT )
B)new JLabel( "Here is what I look like!",face,SwingJustification.LEFT )
C)new JLabel( "Here is what I look like!",SwingConstants.LEFT,face )
D)new JLabel( "Here is what I look like!",SwingJustification.LEFT,face )

Question 14

Which of the following statements about heavyweight components is false?

A)AWT components are not heavyweight components.
B)Several Swing components are heavyweight components.
C)The look-and-feel may vary across platforms.
D)The functionality may vary across platforms.

Question 15

The JOptionPane constant used to display an icon prompting the user for input is:

A)JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE.
B)JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE.
C)JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE.
D)JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE.

Question 16

Which method sets the text that's displayed when the user hovers over a JLabel?

A)setHover.
B)setHoverText.
C)setToolTip.
D)setToolTipText.

Question 17

Which of the following is not a GUI component (control or widget)?

A)String.
B)Button.
C)Menu.
D)Combo box.

Question 18

Which of the following statements about Swing GUI components is false?

A)Swing components are less portable but more flexible than the original Java GUI components from package java.awt.
B)Most Swing components are written completely in Java.
C)Swing components allow the user to specify a uniform look-and-feel across all platforms.
D)Swing components allow the user to change the look-and-feel while the program is running.

Question 19

Which of the following statements about a JLabel is false?

A)Applications rarely change a label's contents after creating it.
B)A JLabel can display text and an image.
C)A JLabel can display text and a button.
D)A JLabel is a subclass of JComponent.

Question 20

A JLabel can be attached to a JFrame using method:

A)attach.
B)contain.
C)append.
D)add.

Question 21

The logical relationship between radio buttons is maintained by objects of what class?

A)MutualExclusionGroup.
B)RadioButtonGroup.
C)Group.
D)ButtonGroup.

Question 22

Which of the following is false?

A)A JPasswordField shows that characters are being entered,but hides the actual character with an echo character.
B)Class JTextField extends JTextComponent;Class JPasswordField extends JTextField.
C)Both JTextFields and JPasswordFields are single-line areas in which the user can enter text via the keyboard.
D)JPasswordFields generate events;JTextFields do not.

Question 23

JPasswordField contains method to obtain the data entered.

A)getInput.
B)getPassword.
C)getText.
D)getEcho.

Question 24

When the user presses Enter in a JPasswordField,the GUI component generates an ,which is processed by an object that implements the interface .

A)ActionEvent,ActionListener.
B)ActionEvent,ActionEventListener.
C)TextEvent,TextListener.
D)TextEvent,TextEventListener.

Question 25

Forgetting to register an event-handler object for a particular GUI component's event type causes .

A)events of that type to be ignored.
B)all of the GUI component's events to be ignored.
C)a compilation error.
D)None of the above.

Question 26

How many event-listener interfaces correspond to each event type?

A)one.
B)two.
C)one or more.
D)zero.

Question 27

The GUI event with which the user interacts is the .

A)event effector.
B)event container.
C)event raiser.
D)event source.

Question 28

Which of the following is not necessary to use the event delegation model?

A)An event listener must be registered.
B)An event handler must be implemented.
C)The appropriate interface must be implemented.
D)The appropriate interface must be registered.

Question 29

Which of the following completes the sentence below correctly? A(n) is a(n) .

A)InputEvent,MouseEvent.
B)ActionEvent,AdjustmentEvent.
C)FocusEvent,WindowEvent.
D)ContainerEvent,ComponentEvent.

Question 30

The method setRolloverIcon is used to:

A)Handle a key event.
B)Change the button text.
C)Change the button icon.
D)All of the above.

Question 31

Which method determines if a JCheckBox is selected?

A)isSelected.
B)getSelected.
C)selected.
D)None of the above.

Question 32

Every JComponent has an instance variable called that enables the object to maintain references to all its registered listeners.

A)registeredListenerList.
B)listenerList.
C)registeredList.
D)eventListenerList.

Question 33

Which of the following most completely describes the steps for setting up event handling for a GUI component?

A)Create a class that represents the event handler,attach the JFrame to a JWindow object and register the event handler.
B)Implement an appropriate event-listener interface and register the event handler.
C)Create a class that represents the event handler and implement an appropriate event-listener interface.
D)Create a class that represents the event handler,implement an appropriate event-listener interface and register the event handler.

Question 34

Which of the following statements makes the text in a JTextField uneditable?

A)textField.setEditable( true );
B)textField.setEditable( false );
C)textField.setUneditable( true );
D)textField.setUneditable( false );

Question 35

A JRadioButton is different from a JCheckBox in that .

A)a JRadioButton is a subclass of JToggleButton,JCheckBox is not.
B)normally several JRadioButtons are grouped together and are mutually exclusive.
C)a JRadioButton is a type of button,JCheckBox is not.
D)a JRadioButton is a state button,JCheckBox is not.

Question 36

Which of the following choices completes the sentence correctly? A(n) is a(n) .

A)JToggleButton,JCheckBox.
B)JToggleButton,JRadioButton.
C)JButton,JToggleButton.
D)JButton,AbstractButton.

Question 37

When the user clicks a JCheckBox,a(n) occurs.

A)CheckedEvent.
B)ButtonEvent.
C)ItemEvent.
D)ActionEvent.

Question 38

Which of the following is stateless?

A)JButton.
B)JToggleButton.
C)JRadioButton.
D)JCheckBox.

Question 39

Which of the following is not a type of button?

A)command buttons.
B)toggle buttons.
C)check boxes.
D)All of the above are types of buttons.

Question 40

Which of the following answers does not complete the sentence correctly? An anonymous inner class .

A)is frequently used for GUI event handling.
B)is non-static.
C)does not need a handle to its outer class to access its methods and variables.
D)cannot be declared private.

Question 41

Method paintComponent is called when:

A)a lightweight Swing component is created.
B)a lightweight Swing component is displayed.
C)a lightweight Swing component is clicked.
D)an application exits.

Question 42

Which of the following is a MouseMotionListener method?

A)mousePressed.
B)mouseExited.
C)mouseDragged.
D)mouseClicked.

Question 43

Method getSelectedValues of class JList returns:

A)an array of ints representing the indices of the selected items.
B)an array of doubles representing the indices of the selected items.
C)an array of Strings representing the selected items.
D)an array of Objects representing the selected items.

Question 44

A user of a one-button mouse can simulate pushing the middle button on a three-button mouse by holding the while clicking the left mouse button.

A)Alt key.
B)Meta key.
C)Ctrl key.
D)Shift key.

Question 45

The setMaximumRowCount method is used for:

A)Button.
B)JComboBox.
C)JRadioButton.
D)JToggleButton.

Question 46

A MouseHandler object implements which two interfaces?

A)MouseListener and MouseActionListener.
B)MouseListener and MouseMotionListener.
C)MouseListener and MouseEventListener.
D)MouseListener only.

Question 47

Method getSelectedIndex of class JComboBox returns:

A)the index of the selected item in the JComboBox.
B)the selected item in the JComboBox,as a String.
C)the index of the previously selected item.
D)None of the above.

Question 48

The BorderLayout layout manager:

A)divides an area into five regions: NORTH,SOUTH,EAST,WEST and CENTER.
B)divides an area into five regions: UP,DOWN,LEFT,RIGHT and MIDDLE.
C)orders components vertically.
D)order components horizontally.

Question 49

In what cases are adapter classes useful?

A)When an adapter GUI control is clicked.
B)When every method in the event-listener interface is to use the same functionality.
C)When it is not desirable to declare every method in the event-listener interface.
D)None of the above.

Question 50

When the arrow on a JComboBox is clicked:

A)an ItemEvent occurs.
B)a scrollbar always appears.
C)an ActionEvent occurs.
D)The JComboBox expands to a list.

Question 51

Which of the following statements about adapters is false?

A)An adapter class implements an interface.
B)An adapter class provides a default (empty)implementation of every method in the interface.
C)Programmers override selected adapter methods.
D)A ComponentListener is a ComponentAdaptor.

Question 52

Selecting a JList item generates:

A)an ActionEvent.
B)a ListItemEvent.
C)a ListSelectionEvent.
D)a ListSelectionItemEvent.

Question 53

A JScrollPane is provided automatically for which of the following?

A)JToggleButton.
B)JRadioButton.
C)JList.
D)None of the above.

Question 54

When a component is ,paintComponent clears the component's background before the component is displayed.

A)transparent.
B)opaque.
C)oblique.
D)concave.

Question 55

Which of the following statements about anonymous inner classes is false?

A)They are declared without a name.
B)They typically appear inside a method declaration.
C)They are declared with the anonymous keyword.
D)They can access their top-level class's members.

Question 56

Which MouseEvent method can be used to determine if the Alt key is pressed?

A)isAltPressed.
B)isAltDown.
C)getClickCount.
D)AltPressed.

Question 57

Adding a ButtonGroup object to a container:

A)is necessary for the functionality of the ButtonGroup to work properly.
B)causes all the JRadioButtons in the group to have their event handlers registered.
C)results in a compilation error.
D)None of the above.

Question 58

Which of the following objects cannot trap mouse events?

A)JTextField.
B)ButtonGroup.
C)JButton.
D)JComponent.

Question 59

Consider the list below: January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
What type of JList selection mode would allow the user to select March,June and July in one step?

A)SINGLE_SELECTION.
B)SINGLE_INTERVAL_SELECTION.
C)MULTIPLE_INTERVAL_SELECTION.
D)All of the above.

Question 60

Class Point represents:

A)a filled oval.
B)an x-y coordinate.
C)an object used to draw.
D)a period in a sentence.

Question 61

By default JScrollPane:

A)always displays scrollbars.
B)never displays scrollbars.
C)only displays scrollbars if they are needed.
D)None of the above.

Question 62

The Shift key is a(n) key.

A)modifier.
B)action.
C)output.
D)None of the above.

Question 63

FlowLayout method changes the alignment for the FlowLayout.

A)setLayout.
B)modifyAlignment.
C)setAlignment.
D)setAlign.

Question 64

Class JTextArea's getSelectedText method:

A)returns the text in the JTextArea.
B)returns the selected text in the JTextArea.
C)displays only the selected text in the JTextArea.
D)sets the selected text in the JTextArea.

Question 65

Which region is used by default when a Component is added to a BorderLayout?

A)NORTH.
B)CENTER.
C)WEST.
D)LEFT.

Question 66

Each container can have:

A)only one layout manager.
B)one or more layout managers.
C)zero or more layout managers.
D)only one or two layout managers.

Question 67

All layout managers implement the interface:

A)LayoutInterface.
B)InterfaceLayoutManager.
C)LayoutManagerInterface.
D)LayoutManager.

Question 68

Which methods can be used to change the scrollbar policies?

A)setHoizontalPolicy,setVerticalPolicy.
B)setHorizontal,setVertical.
C)setHPolicy,setVPolicy.
D)setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy,setVerticalScrollBarPolicy.

Question 69

BorderLayout implements interface:

A)ActionListener.
B)FlowLayout.
C)Layout.
D)LayoutManager2.

Question 70

FlowLayout is:

A)an abstract class.
B)a way of organizing components vertically.
C)the simplest layout manager.
D)left-aligned by default.

Question 71

Using layout managers:

A)provides the greatest level of control over a GUI's appearance.
B)can be faster than creating a GUI with absolute positioning.
C)allows the programmer to specify the exact location of each GUI component with respect to the upper-left corner of the Container.
D)allows the programmer to specify the exact location of each GUI component with respect to the lower-left corner of the Container.

Question 72

Which of the following is not a KeyListener method?

A)keyPressed.
B)keyReleased.
C)keyClicked.
D)keyTyped.

Question 73

When components are added to a container with a GridLayout,the component:

A)fills the next spot in the row,continuing in the first position of the next row if the current row is full.
B)fills the next spot in the column,continuing in the first position of the next column if the column is full.
C)fills in row x,column y if x and y are two integers passed to the Container method add.
D)fills in a random empty position in the grid.

Question 74

A JTextArea:

A)provides a bounding box used for the layout of JTextFields.
B)wraps lines by default.
C)provides an area for manipulating multiple lines of text.
D)provides scrollbars for JTextFields.

Question 75

Which of the following statements about JPanels is false?

A)A JPanel is a JComponent.
B)A JPanel is a Container.
C)A JPanel does not have a content pane.
D)A JPanel has a fixed size.

Question 76

Which layout manager is the default for JFrame?

A)FlowLayout.
B)BorderLayout.
C)GridLayout.
D)None of the above.

Question 77

The class GridLayout constructs to hold components.

A)a horizontal grid with one row.
B)a vertical grid with one column.
C)a grid with multiple rows and columns.
D)a square grid with the same number of rows as columns.