Deck 1: Introduction to Programming and Visual Basic

Question 1

A TextBox control ________________.

A) is used to describe other controls on the form
B) can be used to display graphical images
C) has the same function as a label control
D) accepts text entered by the user

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The purpose of an algorithm is to ____________.

A) analyze the nature of a problem
B) describe a set of steps to solve a problem
C) understand what a programming language does
D) list the elements needed for the user interface

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Programs should use comments (remarks) to __________________.

A) help human readers understand the program
B) make a program run more efficiently
C) make the code run faster
D) make the program smaller in size

Answer 3

A

Question 4

How would you display the Designer window if it is not visible in your project?

A) Press Shift+F9 on the keyboard
B) Click the Designer option in the View menu
C) Press Ctrl+Alt+D on the keyboard
D) Click View Designer in the Edit menu

Question 5

The standard toolbar ___________________________.

A) allows the programmer to place controls on the form
B) contains buttons that execute frequently used commands
C) is difficult to use, since you must remember the commands
D) allows the programmer to create user defined controls

Question 6

Why is it necessary to run a program using test data for input?

A) To verify there are no syntax errors in the program.
B) To verify that programming language elements are used correctly.
C) To verify the application produces correct results.
D) To see if the flowchart is correct.

Question 7

Which one of the following statements is true about a variable?

A) It performs various operations on data
B) It is a set of programming statements to perform a specific task
C) It is a storage location in memory represented by a name
D) It is a key element of the graphical user interface

Question 8

You can think of ________as the computer's working area, where variables are kept.

A) the CPU
B) main memory
C) secondary storage
D) the desktop

Question 9

All of the following are major hardware components of a typical computer system except ______.

A) Main Memory
B) CPU
C) Operating System
D) secondary storage

Question 10

A word that has a specific, predefined meaning in a programming language is called ______________.

A) a keyword
B) an operator
C) a variable
D) a comment

Question 11

How do you display a ToolTip?

A) single-click a button on the toolbar
B) double-click a button on the toolbar
C) hold the mouse pointer over a toolbar button for a few seconds
D) tab to the button on the toolbar so that it has the focus

Question 12

________simplify the process of writing instructions that can be translated to machine language.

A) Programming languages
B) Variables
C) Output devices
D) Graphical user interfaces

Question 13

Flowcharts are used to _________________________.

A) determine the controls required for a program
B) describe the programs input and output
C) graphically depict the control flow in a method
D) check for syntax errors

Question 14

An object in Visual Basic ____________.

A) is also referred to as an event handler
B) is an attribute of a control
C) is an action performed by a method
D) contains data called properties

Question 15

The CPU processes instructions written in which one of the following languages?

A) Java
B) pseudo code
C) machine language
D) Visual Basic

Question 16

When creating a Visual Basic desktop application, the last task you must accomplish do is to ____________.

A) correct runtime errors
B) create the forms
C) write code for event procedures
D) correct syntax errors

Question 17

What is the purpose of the Toolbox window?

A) To create user defined methods.
B) To select controls and place them on a form
C) To select event procedures associated with a control
D) To select methods and place them on a form

Question 18

Application software refers to programs that ___________.

A) manage a computer's hardware devices
B) manage a computer's input and output
C) performs diagnostic tests on secondary storage
D) make the computer useful to the user

Question 19

The Auto Hide feature ____________________.

A) enables the programmer to hide a control on a form
B) permanently removes the Toolbox window from Visual Studio
C) hides the controls on a form until the programmer changes the status
D) causes a window to display as a tab along the edge of Visual Studio

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT an example of an event in Visual Basic?

A) clicking a button
B) dragging a control onto a form from the tool box
C) typing data into a text box
D) clicking a control

Question 21

The part of a program that users see and interact with is known as the ____________.

A) algorithm
B) properties
C) methods
D) user interface

Question 22

If you wish to display text which cannot be modified by the user, use the ____________.

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

Question 23

A form is a ____________.

A) window in which other controls may be placed
B) box that displays text that cannot be changed by the user
C) piece of data that determines a characteristic of a control
D) control that displays a graphic image

Question 24

Control names may begin with a letter or a number.

Question 25

A programming statement must refer to a control by its ______property.

A) Text
B) Identifier
C) Name
D) Form

Question 26

Control names may not contain spaces.

Question 27

Which of the following is an example of a control?

A) Form
B) TextBox
C) Button
D) all of the above

Question 28

Which of the following is NOT a Visual Basic control?

A) Form
B) TextBox
C) Algorithm
D) Label

Question 29

In Visual Basic we work with objects, which have ________________.

A) programmer preference
B) projects and solutions
C) classes and actions
D) properties and methods

Question 30

Which of the following are valid steps for developing a Visual Basic application?

A) Determine event handlers needed for each control.
B) Determine the controls needed.
C) Create a flowchart of the code.
D) all of the above

Question 31

The most common form of secondary storage is ________________.

A) a disk drive
B) the CPU
C) RAM
D) all of the above

Question 32

The purpose of a compiler is to __________________.

A) Aid the programmer in commenting he/her code
B) Aid the programmer in developing GUIs.
C) Convert a program from a programming language to machine code
D) Assemble and package the documentation for an application

Question 33

Application software manages the computer's hardware devices.

Question 34

Which of the following is an example of a binary number?

A) 324
B) 123
C) 101
D) 202

Question 35

Which of the following words bests fills in the blank in this sentence? It is useful to think of a running program as a combination of states and _________.

A) variables
B) transitions
C) calculations
D) pseudocode

Question 36

Pseudocode is a combination of programming language and machine code.

Question 37

Properties determine the visual appearance of a control.

Question 38

Any control ________should have a descriptive, programmer-defined name.

A) used in a form
B) whose name appears in a programming statement
C) that is a label
D) with a text property

Question 39

A control is an object that usually appears in a program's graphical user interface.

Question 40

Which of the following adheres to the naming conventions for a text box control?

A) lblHoursWorked
B) txthoursworked
C) LBLhoursworked
D) txtHoursWorked