Deck 2: User Interface Design

Question 1

TextBoxes can only display a single line of text,but RichTextBoxes can display text on multiple lines.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The default setting for the Checked property of a check box is True.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The object on the form with the lowest TabIndex will have the focus when the program begins.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Setting the control's ToolTip on ToolTip1 property will make a small label pop up when the user pauses the mouse pointer over the control.

Question 5

The user can select multiple radio buttons in the same group.

Question 6

The sequence for tabbing from control to control is determined by the TabIndex properties of the controls.

Question 7

When a check box is checked,the Checked property is set to True.

Question 8

A form can contain multiple group boxes.

Question 9

Labels are used primarily for user input.

Question 10

During run-time,if a radio button is selected,its Checked property is True.

Question 11

The FormLocation property determines the position of the form on the user's screen when the project is run.

Question 12

You can make labels,text boxes,and picture boxes appear to be three-dimensional by setting the BorderStyle property to Fixed3D.

Question 13

During design time,you can make a check box appear selected by setting its Checked property to False.

Question 14

Setting the Cancel property of a button to True will allow the user to press Enter to execute the code procedure associated with the button.

Question 15

If you don't want the focus to stop on a control when the user presses the Tab key,set the TabStop property to True.

Question 16

If you have several radio buttons,you can make them work together as a group by adding them to a GroupBox.

Question 17

You are designing a form that will have three groups of radio buttons.You should create three group boxes,and then create the groups of radio buttons inside each of the group boxes.

Question 18

You can select multiple controls by clicking on the first control and then holding the Ctrl key and clicking on each of the other controls in the group.

Question 19

Your project requires the user to choose his or her gender.You should display the choices,Male and Female,using check boxes.

Question 20

If you would like to change the font property of five controls on your form so that they are all the same,you cannot change them as a group,you must change them individually.

Question 21

Joining two strings of text is called concatenation.

Question 22

Assume that you are designing a form and it will be necessary for the user to type in his name.You should use a _____________ for inputting the user's name.

A)TextBox
B)Label
C)Button
D)CheckBox

Question 23

The property used to display information in a TextBox is _______.

A)Caption
B)Name
C)Text
D)Appearance

Question 24

You can change the color of the text in an object by changing the object's ForeColor property.

Question 25

The text property of a label or text box control can be cleared by using the Delete method.

Question 26

If you want to display text that can be modified by the user,use the _______.

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

Question 27

Long code statements can be implicitly continued in multiple lines in Visual Basic 2010.

Question 28

The programmer can modify the appearance of ToolTips when they appear for the user.

Question 29

In code,you can make the text in a text box display left-aligned by using ________.

A)ObjectName.TextAlign = HorizontalAlignment.Left
B)ObjectName.Alignment = Left
C)ObjectName.Left = True
D)ObjectName.HorizontalAlignment = Left

Question 30

If you want to display text that cannot be modified by the user,use the _______.

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

Question 31

The _______ must be set to True for text to wrap to a second line in a text box and a rich text box.

A)MultipleLine property
B)Wrapping and the MultipleLine properties
C)WordWrap and Multiline properties
D)MultipleLine

Question 32

Which of the following is the best choice when the user needs to input her social security number?

A)RichTextBox
B)TextBox
C)MaskedTextBox
D)GroupBox

Question 33

Setting an object's Enabled property to False will make the object invisible to the user.

Question 34

Which of the following objects is a container?

A)MaskedTextBox
B)GroupBox
C)RadioButton
D)RichTextBox

Question 35

Your project will allow the user to choose the background color for the form.You will offer them five choices.You should use _______.

A)check boxes
B)text boxes
C)radio buttons
D)name boxes

Question 36

In NameTextBox.Text,_______.

A)the property is NameTextBox
B)the property is Text
C)the object is Name
D)the object is Text

Question 37

You are designing a form and you need a control that will be used for the user to type a brief summary of his work experience.You want to allow formatting options and multiple lines.The best control for this task would be a _______.

A)RichTextBox
B)TextBox
C)MaskedTextBox
D)GroupBox

Question 38

You can modify the setting in the _______ property if you want to align the text in a textbox to appear on the left side of the box.

A)AlignLeft
B)Text
C)Left
D)TextAlign

Question 39

Assume that you are designing a form where the user will need to select only one item from a group of displayed choices.This can best be accomplished by using _______.

A)check boxes
B)text boxes
C)radio buttons
D)name boxes

Question 40

The statement: ItemTextBox.Focus(),will place the insertion point in the text box called ItemTextBox.

Question 41

If you want a form to be centered on the screen when it first appears,you must set the _______ property of the Form.

A)WindowState
B)Maximized
C)StartPosition
D)Centered

Question 42

In order to make a picture appear in a PictureBox control,you must set the ____ property.

A)Image
B)Picture
C)Graphic
D)Icon

Question 43

Which of the following statements will clear the contents of a text box named MessageTextBox?

A)MessageTextBox.Text = ""
B)MessageTextBox.Clear()
C)MessageTextBox.Text = String.Empty
D)All of the answers are correct.

Question 44

A hair-styling salon needs help designing a form for the various services that they offer.What would you suggest they use that will display all of the services,and that will allow the customers to choose one or more items?

A)Check boxes
B)Text boxes
C)Radio buttons
D)Rich text boxes

Question 45

Setting the TabIndex of a control to 0 (zero)will _______.

A)cause the control to appear to the right of the other controls
B)make the control Visible
C)align the control to the left of the other controls
D)set the focus on this control when the program begins running

Question 46

If a radio button is currently selected,its _______ property will be True.

A)Checked
B)Enabled
C)Selected
D)Visible

Question 47

Create keyboard access on an object by ______________ in the Text property.

A)using ampersand (&)
B)using at (@)
C)using underscore ( _ )
D)capitalizing the first letter of the word

Question 48

The property used to display something in a PictureBox control is _______.

A)Picture
B)Name
C)Text
D)Image

Question 49

As a program runs,the insertion point can be moved from control to control.In order to reset the focus back in a text box named NameTextBox,you should use the code _______.

A)NameTextBox.Focus()
B)NameTextBox = Focus()
C)NameTextBox = Top()
D)NameTextBox.First()

Question 50

Small labels that pop up when the user pauses the mouse pointer over a control on the form are created by _______.

A)using the Focus method
B)changing the object's Text property to True
C)setting the object's ToolTip on ToolTip1 property
D)setting the object's Value property to True

Question 51

You can vertically align a group of controls on your form by first selecting all of the controls to be aligned,and then _______.

A)setting their Size property to the same value
B)choosing Align Lefts from the Layout toolbar
C)selecting "Make Same Size" from the Layout toolbar
D)setting their Height property to the same value

Question 52

Which design time property setting should be used on an object named UserInputTextBox in order to make the insertion point appear in the object when the form first appears?

A)Focus property set to True
B)TabStop property set to Focus
C)TabIndex property set to True
D)TabIndex property set to 0

Question 53

The Focus method _______.

A)will adjust the picture clarity on the monitor
B)can be used to clear the contents of a text box
C)allows the programmer to set the Tab order
D)is used to place the insertion point in an object

Question 54

If the text displayed on a button is "Clear",and the C in the word Clear is underlined,the user can press ______________ to execute the code in the "Clear" button.

A)just the letter C
B)the Ctrl key and the letter C
C)the Alt key and the letter C
D)the Shift key and the letter C

Question 55

If you create a PictureBox that has a picture displayed during design time,but you don't want it to appear when the project runs,you must _______.

A)set the SizeMode property to True
B)set the Visible property to True
C)set the SizeMode property to False
D)set the Visible property to False

Question 56

If a text box has a TabIndex lower than all of the other objects,it will _______.

A)appear to the right of the other controls
B)be skipped when the user presses the Tab key
C)be aligned to the left of the other controls
D)have the focus when the program begins running

Question 57

The _______ symbol is used for creating keyboard access on Visual Basic objects.

A)& (ampersand)
B)@ (at)
C)' (apostrophe)
D)_ (underscore)

Question 58

Setting the AcceptButton property of a form to a button name will cause the code in that button to be executed when the user presses _______.

A)the Esc key
B)the Enter key
C)the Home key
D)the Tab key

Question 59

Set the _______ property of a label,text box,or picture box to make it appear to be three-dimensional or flat.

A)3D
B)Fixed3D
C)BorderStyle
D)FixedSingle

Question 60

In order to make a picture expand to fill an image control,you must _______.

A)set the SizeMode property to StretchImage
B)set the Visible property to True
C)set the SizeMode property to AutoSize
D)set the Visible property to False

Question 61

Explain how to set the tab order of the controls on a form.

Question 62

The _______ property of a control determines whether or not the control is available or "grayed-out."

A)Enabled
B)Checked
C)Visible
D)Available

Question 63

The code: NameTextBox.BackColor = Color.White,will _______.

A)change the color of the border of the NameTextBox control to white
B)cause the NameTextBox control to have a white background
C)change the background color of the form to white
D)change the text in the NameTextBox control to the color,white

Question 64

Which of the following statements makes the visibility of the label match the setting in the check box?

A)CheckBoxName.Enabled = LabelName.Visible
B)LabelName.Checked = CheckBoxName.Visible
C)LabelName.Visible = CheckBoxName.Checked
D)CheckBoxName.Checked=LabelName.Visible

Question 65

Use a With and End With statement to write the code that will clear NameTextBox and set the focus in that control.
With NameTextBox

Question 66

Which of the following is a valid example of concatenation?

A)MessageLabel.Text = MessageLabel.Text & " " & NameTextBox.Text
B)WeatherReportLabel.Text = Today's weather will be & WeatherTextBox.Text
C)CityAndStateLabel.Text = CityTextBox.Text AND StateTextBox.Text
D)"Good Morning," & NameTextBox.Text = GreetingLabel.Text

Question 67

The ______ symbol is used for concatenation.

A)& (ampersand)
B)@ (at)
C)' (apostrophe)
D)_ (underscore)

Question 68

When you want to change several properties of a single control,you can use _______.

A)For and Next statements
B)With and End With statements
C)Property and End Property statements
D)the SelectAll property

Question 69

You can break a long line of code into multiple lines by ________ and then continuing writing code on the next line.

A)pressing the Enter key at the end of the line
B)adding a blank space and an ampersand (&)at the end of the line
C)adding a blank space and an underscore ( _ )at the end of the line
D)A or C above

Question 70

What is the component tray? List a control that appears in the component tray.

Question 71

Use a blank space followed by the ______ symbol for continuing long lines of code to the next line.

A)& (ampersand)
B)@ (at)
C)' (apostrophe)
D)_ (underscore)

Question 72

Line and Shape controls _______.

A)are installed in the Visual Basic toolbox by default
B)are included in Microsoft PowerPacks which are not installed in the toolbox by default
C)include the LineShape,OvalShape,and RectangleShape tools
D)cannot be used on forms with group boxes

Question 73

If you would like to change the color of text,you must change the _____________ property.

A)ForeColor
B)BackColor
C)Appearance
D)Background

Question 74

The code: NameTextBox.ForeColor = Color.Red,will _______.

A)change the color of the border of the NameTextBox control to red
B)cause the NameTextBox control to have a red background
C)change the background color of the form to red
D)change the text in the NameTextBox control to the color,red