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Visual Basic
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Study First
Subject
:
it-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The text that appears on the face of a button control is stored in the control's ___________________ property.
Text
sleep
controls
User interface
2. A group of classes or modules
Toolbox - Containers - FlowLayoutPanel
concatenation
User interface
namespace
3. Use of properties to control access to class data
sleep
encapsulation
String
exitButtol1 System.Windows.Forms.Button
4. Visual Basic code file extension
Pseudocode
'
.vb
operators
5. Actions such as clicking & double-clicking and scrolling are called _________
IDE
decision
property
events
6. The "rectangle with rounded sides" flowchart symbol represents ______
start/stop
checked
decision
double click on it
7. An application calculates and displays a sales tax amount. The application should display the calculated amount in a control.
function
label
Dim message As String
assembly
8. A container that stores the projects and files for an entire application
encapsulation
Assignment operator
exitButtol1 System.Windows.Forms.Button
solution
9. Keyboard shortcut to run a program without debugging
Console.WriteLine(message)
Ctrl-F5
Microsoft.net
Pseudocode
10. The real title of a button
command button
operators
Toolbox - Containers - TableLayoutPanel
Auto Hide
11. __________________________ is a pattern or blueprint for creating an object.
Solution Explorer
A class
property
procedure footer
12. Property to stretch an image to fill the size of the form
Toolbox - Containers - FlowLayoutPanel
Size Mode = StretchImage
Console.WriteLine(message)
requiredfieldvalidator
13. A pattern or blueprint that the computer uses to create an object.
While
decision
class
CheckedChanged
14. To end an application when a button is clicked you enter the instruction in the button's click event procedure.
Microsoft.net
Pseudocode
exitButtol1 System.Windows.Forms.Button
Me.Close()
15. Graphical User Interface
frmMyFirstForm
GUI
event
control
16. Equal sign
Assignment operator
Properties
For...Next
ID
17. Used to change how objects look and feel
MessageBox.Show("Hi there")
solution
The Properties window
WindowsApplication (followed by a number)
18. Values (or variable values) passed to a subprogram when you call or invoke it
WindowsApplication (followed by a number)
assignment statement
parameters
control
19. Another name for a program
Application
Toolbox - Containers - TableLayoutPanel
operators
executable file
20. 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.
assignment operator
exitButtol1 System.Windows.Forms.Button
GUI
FlowDirector = RightToLeft
21. Property to have a table fill the entire form
command button
camel
Dock = Fill
Boolean
22. Loop to repeat a code block for an uncertain number of times
Properties
Toolbox - Containers - FlowLayoutPanel
to lower
While
23. Write the value of a string variable called "message" on the command line
a program
Pascal case
Console.WriteLine(message)
'
24. Get a box for loading a picture into a form
Toolbox - Common Controls - PictureBox
camel
start/stop
ID
25. The ___ object shows the days organized by month relevant to the year.
Ctrl-Shift-s
requiredfieldvalidator
Dock = Fill
calendar
26. In object-oriented programming anything that can be seen or touched or used
Toolbox - Containers - TableLayoutPanel
The Properties window
method
object
27. The three main logical operators are And - Or and _______
Assignment operator
Keyword
Solution Explorer
Not
28. The proper order of procedures used in the problem-solving process: _______ - design - coding - testing
analysis
Auto Hide
Dim (short for Dimension)
Not
29. The circle flowchart symbol represents ______
control
decision
F5
user interface
30. The text of a label or a button that appears on the form
caption
Properties
AutoSize = True
double click on it
31. Framework 2.0 a platform on which you create applications
WindowsApplication (followed by a number)
method
Microsoft.net
parameters
32. This feature in Visual Basic allows you to make more room on your screen by temporarily minimizing certain windows
User interface
Not
Auto Hide
class
33. Write a blank line on the command line
property
Dim (short for Dimension)
Console.WriteLine("")
Text = My Form
34. You use the window to set the characteristics that control an object's appearance and behavior.
calendar
Text = My Form
event
Properties
35. Integrated development environment
Not
IDE
Button control
The Properties window
36. Property to merge two cells in a table
ColumnSpan = 2
controls
Toolbox - Containers - FlowLayoutPanel
Pseudocode
37. Subroutine that returns a value
Shift-Alt-Enter
Solution Explorer
Function
Dock = Fill
38. The joining of two strings together to form a new string is called _______
CheckedChanged
label
an asterisk (*)
concatenation
39. View the code associated with a form or control in design view
namespace
controls
double click on it
encapsulation
40. The ___ exception type occurs when a variable is converted to another data type that is not possible.
solution
Microsoft.net
format exception
Shift-Alt-Enter
41. What you see and interact with when using an application
Text = My Form
String
Tab index
User interface
42. The parallelogram flowchart symbol represents _______
String
Pascal case
Assignment operator
input/output
43. The proper syntax when using a message dialog box
F8
MessageBox.Show("Hi there")
.vb
Console.WriteLine(message)
44. A is a container that stores the projects and files for an entire application.
String
controls
solution
input/output
45. Expression that compares values and returns a true or false result
Boolean
Pascal case
checked
label
46. A word that has special meaning in a programming language
F5
operators
ID
Keyword
47. 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?
frmMyFirstForm
GUI
controltovalidate
WindowsApplication (followed by a number)
48. Assume an application needs to calculate and display a sales tax amount. The application should display the calculated amount in a _________________ control.
label
Ctrl-F5
The Properties window
Auto Hide
49. Assigns a value to a variable or property of a control
parameters
assignment statement
Console.WriteLine(message)
Size Mode = StretchImage
50. The ___ property contains the name of the object to be validated when using any of the validation objects on a web form.
Auto Hide
Ctrl-Shift-s
controltovalidate
exitButtol1 System.Windows.Forms.Button