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Visual Basic

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Integrated development environment






2. The ___ exception type occurs when a variable is converted to another data type that is not possible.






3. Keyboard shortcut to make Form Design window full screen






4. Zero or more characters enclosed in quotation marks






5. When a form has been modified since the last time it was saved appears on its tab in the designer window






6. Actions such as clicking & double-clicking and scrolling are called _________






7. Property to size buttons in a Flow Layout Panel to the text labels on them






8. To end an application when a button is clicked you enter the instruction in the button's click event procedure.






9. The text of a label or a button that appears on the form






10. What you see and interact with when using an application






11. A group of classes or modules






12. __________________________ is a pattern or blueprint for creating an object.






13. The three basic types of statement structures: decision - _______ - loop






14. Property to display "My Form" in the title bar of a form






15. The practice of lowercasing the first word in an object's name and then uppercasing the first letter in each subsequent word in the name






16. A description on an algorithm similar to a computer language.






17. A property provides access to class data in a controlled manner through these






18. What VB calls a window or a screen






19. Four names for subprograms: subroutine - procedure - ____ - function






20. An object (such as a button)






21. Keyboard shortcut to run a program without debugging






22. Begins with keyword Private. procedure name includes object name and event name. handle cause indicates for which objects events this code will execute.






23. Get component to create a form inside of a table






24. Actions to which an object can respond (such as a click)






25. A block of code that specifies (or defines) the appearance and behaviors of an object






26. In object-oriented programming anything that can be seen or touched or used






27. A pattern or blueprint that the computer uses to create an object.






28. Another name for a program






29. The proper syntax when using a message dialog box






30. The text that appears on the face of a button control is stored in the control's ___________________ property.






31. The parallelogram flowchart symbol represents _______






32. Assume an application needs to calculate and display a sales tax amount. The application should display the calculated amount in a _________________ control.






33. Using the ___ procedure will cause the application to wait a specific amount of time.






34. When creating a new program in Visual Basic you are asked to supply a name for the program. If you do not specify a name a default name is used. What is the default name?






35. Last line of a procedure. (end sub.)






36. Subroutine that returns a value






37. The circle flowchart symbol represents ______






38. Are found in the toolbox






39. Equal sign






40. The proper order of procedures used in the problem-solving process: _______ - design - coding - testing






41. Declare a new variable






42. Write the value of a string variable called "message" on the command line






43. An application calculates and displays a sales tax amount. The application should display the calculated amount in a control.






44. Declare a string variable called message






45. An instruction that assigns a value to something such as a property of an object






46. The ___ object should be used to ensure that the user enters data in a field .






47. A form contains a button control named exit Button. When the button is selected in the interface or ___________________ will appear in the Object box in the Properties window.






48. Get component to add multiple controls to a table cell






49. You use the window to set the characteristics that control an object's appearance and behavior.






50. A word that has special meaning in a programming language