Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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 2

Application software refers to programs that ___________.

Accepted Answer

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 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

The standard toolbar ___________________________.

Accepted Answer

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 7

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Control names may begin with a letter or a number.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Properties determine the visual appearance of a control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

The most common form of secondary storage is ________________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

The purpose of an algorithm is to ____________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

What is the purpose of the Toolbox window?

Accepted Answer

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 15

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

The purpose of a compiler is to __________________.

Accepted Answer

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 18

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 _________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

An object in Visual Basic ____________.

Accepted Answer

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 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 1: Introduction to Programming and Visual Basic

The standard toolbar ___________________________.

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What is the purpose of the Toolbox window?

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

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The most common form of secondary storage is ________________.

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

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

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

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An object in Visual Basic ____________.

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

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Control names may begin with a letter or a number.

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

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

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

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The purpose of an algorithm is to ____________.

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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 _________.

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The purpose of a compiler is to __________________.

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Properties determine the visual appearance of a control.

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

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Application software refers to programs that ___________.

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

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