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Computer Exam – Flashcards

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7 July 2022

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Directions given to a computer by a human being are called ____.

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programs

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Instructions written in 0s and 1s are called ____ code.

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machine

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____ are the operations that an object is capable of performing.

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Methods

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____ refers to the fact that you can create one class from another class.

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Inheritance

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A(n) ____ is an environment that contains all of the tools and features you need to create, run, and test your programs.

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IDE

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A(n) ____ is what you see and interact with when using an application.

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user interface

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A(n) ____ is a container that stores the projects and files for an entire application.

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solution

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A ____ is the foundation for the user interface in a Windows-based application.

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form

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The ____ window contains nine tabs, with each tab displaying a different pane in the window.

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Project Designer

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A(n) ____ file is a file that contains program instructions, called code.

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source

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A(n) ____ is a block of code that specifies (or defines) the attributes and behaviors of an object.

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class definition

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Each namespace in Visual Studio 2005 contains the code that defines a group of related ____.

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classes

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____ controls are used in an interface to identify other controls and also display program output.

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Label

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In Windows applications, a ____ control is used to perform an immediate action when clicked.

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button

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A predefined Visual Basic procedure that you can call (or invoke) when needed is called a(n) ____.

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method

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The ____ list box of the Code Editor window lists the events to which the selected object is capable of responding.

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Method Name

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The procedure footer for a sub procedure is ____.

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End Sub

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You use the ____ method to instruct the computer to close the current form.

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Me.Close

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The ____ form is the form that the computer automatically displays each time the application is started.

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startup

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When you start a Visual Basic application, the computer automatically creates a file, called a(n) ____ file, that can be run outside of the Visual Studio 2005 IDE.

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executable

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The assignment operator is ____.

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After completing the Task column of the TOE chart, you then assign each task to a(n) ____ in the user interface.

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object

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You use a ____ to give the user an area in which to enter data.

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text box

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The ____ property of a text box is used to specify the position of the text within the text box.

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TextAlign

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The primary viewing and editing of your application's data take place in a ____ window.

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primary

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In Visual Basic, you use a Windows ____ object to create primary windows.

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Form

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You specify the border style of a dialog box using the form's ____ property.

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FormBorderStyle

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When the FormBorderStyle property is set to ____, the user can drag the form's borders to change the form's size while the application is running.

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Sizable

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Leaving a form's MinimizeBox property and MaximizeBox property set at the ____ setting allows the user to minimize and maximize the form using the Minimize and Maximize buttons on the form's title bar.

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True

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If a form represents a splash screen, you typically set the form's FormBorderStyle property to ____.

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FixedSingle

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Setting a form's ____ property to False removes the Control menu box, as well as the Minimize, Maximize, and Close buttons, from the title bar.

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ControlBox

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Related controls can be grouped together using a ____ control.

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panel

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The GroupBox, Panel, and TableLayoutPanel tools are located in the ____ section of the toolbox.

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Containers

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An identifying label should be positioned either ____ of the text box it identifies.

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above or to the left

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A text box's identifying label should end with a(n) ____.

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colon (:)

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The Windows standard is to use ____ capitalization for identifying labels.

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sentence

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You can use the ____ menu to align, and also size, the controls on a form.

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Format

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You can use an object's ____ property to change the type, style, and size of the font used to display the text in the object.

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Font

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Tahoma, Courier, and Microsoft Sans Serif are examples of font ____.

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types

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Regular, bold, and italic are examples of font ____.

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styles

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You assign an access key by including a(n) ____ in the control's caption or identifying label.

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ampersand (;)

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When a control has the ____, it can accept user input.

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focus

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____ are computer memory locations where programmers can temporarily store data while an application is running.

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Variables

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Variables assigned the Integer, Long, or Short data type can store ____.

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integers

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A(n) ____ is a number that is expressed as a multiple of some power of 10.

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floating-point number

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A variable name must begin with a letter or a(n) ____.

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underscore ( _ )

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A(n) ____ is a group of characters enclosed in quotation marks.

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string

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In Visual Basic, a numeric literal constant that has a decimal place is automatically treated as a(n) ____ number.

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Double

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Each data type in Visual Basic 2005 is a(n) ____.

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class

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A(n) ____ is a specific portion of the class instructions, and its purpose is to perform a task for the class.

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method

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Every numeric data type in Visual Basic has a ____ method that can be used to convert a string to that numeric data type.

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TryParse

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The line continuation character is a(n) ____.

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underscore ( _ )

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The ____ class contains methods that you can use to change a numeric value to a specified data type.

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Convert

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When using a method of a class, you use a(n) ____ to separate the class name from the method name.

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period ( . )

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____ numbers indicate the order in which the computer performs the operation in an expression.

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Precedence

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You can use ____ to change the order in which the operators in an expression are evaluated.

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parentheses

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After dividing two numbers, the ____ operator returns the remainder of the division.

answer

modulus arithmetic

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A variable's ____ indicates where in the application's code the variable can be used.

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scope

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When a value is converted from one data type to another data type that can store larger numbers, the value is said to be ____.

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promoted

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When a value is converted from one data type to another data type that can store only smaller numbers, the value is said to be ____.

answer

demoted

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Specifying the number of decimal places and the special characters to display in a number is called ____.

answer

formatting

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A(n) ____ string is a set of quotation marks with nothing between them.

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empty

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Another term for a selection structure is a ____ structure.

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decision

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An If selection structure contains ____ set(s) of instructions, which are processed when the condition is true.

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one

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An If/Else selection structure contains ____ set(s) of instructions.

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two

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In an If or If/Else selection structure, the instructions following the condition are referred to as the ____ path.

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true

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In the pseudocode of an If/Else selection structure, the instructions between the "else" and the "end if" are referred to as the ____ path.

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false

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You do not always need to include the ____ clause in an If...Then...Else statement.

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Else

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The set of statements contained in the true path is referred to as a(n) ____.

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statement block

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Comparison operators are also referred to as ____ operators.

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relational

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In Visual Basic, ____ is the greater than or equal to operator.

answer

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All expressions containing a comparison operator will result in an answer of ____.

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True or False

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A variable that has block scope can be used ____.

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only within the statement block in which it is declared

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You use the ____ method to convert a string to lowercase.

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ToLower

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Logical operators are also referred to as ____ operators.

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Boolean

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You can use the ____ method to determine whether a control's Text property contains data before attempting to parse it.

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String.IsNullOrEmpty

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You can use the ____ method to display a message box that contains text, one or more buttons, and an icon.

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MessageBox.Show

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A message box with an Information Message icon should contain ____.

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only an OK button

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When either a selection structure's true path or its false path contains another selection structure, the inner selection structure is referred to as a(n) ____ selection structure.

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nested

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The If/ElseIf/Else and Case forms of the selection structure are commonly referred to as ____ selection structures.

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extended

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A repetition structure is also referred to as a(n) ____.

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loop

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The instructions in a posttest loop always will be processed ____ or more times.

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one

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You can use the ____ statement to code a loop whose instructions you want processed a precise number of times.

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For...Next

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When you declare a variable in the For clause of the For...Next statement, the variable has ____ scope.

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block

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The dialog box displayed by the InputBox function has ____ button(s).

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two

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Updating a counter or accumulator is also called ____ a counter or accumulator.

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incrementing

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Translates high-level instructions into machine code, line by line, as the program is running

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interpreter

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Translates an entire program written in a high-level language into machine code before running the program

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compiler

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A characteristic that describes an object

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attribute

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A pattern or blueprint used to create an object

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class

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An action of the user, such as clicking, double-clicking, and scrolling

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event

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A block of code that performs a specific task

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sub procedure

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A platform on which you create applications

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Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0

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Anything that can be seen, touched, or used

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object

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Responsible for managing the execution of the Intermediate Language (IL) instructions

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Common Language Runtime

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Used to support and supplement a user's activities in the primary windows

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dialog box

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Used to group related controls

answer

table layout panel control

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Capitalize only the first letter in the first word and in any words that are customarily capitalized

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sentence capitalization

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Capitalize the first letter in each word, except for articles, conjunctions, and prepositions that do not occur at either the beginning or the end of the caption

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book title capitalization

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The general shape of the characters in the text

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font

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Unit used to measure font sizes

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point

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A light cross stroke that appears at the top or bottom of a character

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serif

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Used to process code at one or more regular intervals

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Timer control

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Stores all controls that do not appear in the user interface when an application is running

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component tray

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A data type that stores an integer

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Long

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A data type that stores logical values

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Boolean

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A data type that stores a floating-point number

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Double

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An error in the code

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bug

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The universal coding scheme for characters

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Unicode

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The name assigned to a variable

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identifier

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An item of data whose value does not change while the application is running

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literal constant

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A memory location inside the computer whose contents cannot be changed while the application is running

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named constant

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Uses short phrases to describe the steps a procedure needs to take to accomplish its goal

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pseudocode

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Specifies the decision being made by the program in a selection structure

answer

condition

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The concatenation operator

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The less than operator

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A logical operator; one and only one condition can be true for the compound condition to be true

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Xor

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The logical operator that reverses the value of the condition

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Not

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A logical operator; only one of the conditions must be true for the compound condition to be true

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Contains only one set of instructions, which are processed when the condition is true

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If selection structure

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Contains two sets of instructions: one set is processed when the condition is true and the other set is processed when the condition is false

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If/Else selection structure

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A multiple-path selection structure

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If/ElseIf/Else selection structure

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The evaluation occurs before the instructions within the loop are processed

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pretest loop

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The evaluation occurs after the instructions within the loop are processed

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posttest loop

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A numeric variable used for counting something

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counter

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A numeric variable used for adding together something

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accumulator

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A predefined procedure that performs a specific task and then returns a value after completing the task

answer

function

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Used to prepare or set up a loop

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question

Directions given to a computer by a human being are called ____.

answer

programs

question

Instructions written in 0s and 1s are called ____ code.

answer

machine

question

____ are the operations that an object is capable of performing.

answer

Methods

question

____ refers to the fact that you can create one class from another class.

answer

Inheritance

question

A(n) ____ is an environment that contains all of the tools and features you need to create, run, and test your programs.

answer

IDE

question

A(n) ____ is what you see and interact with when using an application.

answer

user interface

question

A(n) ____ is a container that stores the projects and files for an entire application.

answer

solution

question

A ____ is the foundation for the user interface in a Windows-based application.

answer

form

question

The ____ window contains nine tabs, with each tab displaying a different pane in the window.

answer

Project Designer

question

A(n) ____ file is a file that contains program instructions, called code.

answer

source

question

A(n) ____ is a block of code that specifies (or defines) the attributes and behaviors of an object.

answer

class definition

question

Each namespace in Visual Studio 2005 contains the code that defines a group of related ____.

answer

classes

question

____ controls are used in an interface to identify other controls and also display program output.

answer

Label

question

In Windows applications, a ____ control is used to perform an immediate action when clicked.

answer

button

question

A predefined Visual Basic procedure that you can call (or invoke) when needed is called a(n) ____.

answer

method

question

The ____ list box of the Code Editor window lists the events to which the selected object is capable of responding.

answer

Method Name

question

The procedure footer for a sub procedure is ____.

answer

End Sub

question

You use the ____ method to instruct the computer to close the current form.

answer

Me.Close

question

The ____ form is the form that the computer automatically displays each time the application is started.

answer

startup

question

When you start a Visual Basic application, the computer automatically creates a file, called a(n) ____ file, that can be run outside of the Visual Studio 2005 IDE.

answer

executable

question

The assignment operator is ____.

answer

question

After completing the Task column of the TOE chart, you then assign each task to a(n) ____ in the user interface.

answer

object

question

You use a ____ to give the user an area in which to enter data.

answer

text box

question

The ____ property of a text box is used to specify the position of the text within the text box.

answer

TextAlign

question

The primary viewing and editing of your application's data take place in a ____ window.

answer

primary

question

In Visual Basic, you use a Windows ____ object to create primary windows.

answer

Form

question

You specify the border style of a dialog box using the form's ____ property.

answer

FormBorderStyle

question

When the FormBorderStyle property is set to ____, the user can drag the form's borders to change the form's size while the application is running.

answer

Sizable

question

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True

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If a form represents a splash screen, you typically set the form's FormBorderStyle property to ____.

answer

FixedSingle

question

Setting a form's ____ property to False removes the Control menu box, as well as the Minimize, Maximize, and Close buttons, from the title bar.

answer

ControlBox

question

Related controls can be grouped together using a ____ control.

answer

panel

question

The GroupBox, Panel, and TableLayoutPanel tools are located in the ____ section of the toolbox.

answer

Containers

question

An identifying label should be positioned either ____ of the text box it identifies.

answer

above or to the left

question

A text box's identifying label should end with a(n) ____.

answer

colon (:)

question

The Windows standard is to use ____ capitalization for identifying labels.

answer

sentence

question

You can use the ____ menu to align, and also size, the controls on a form.

answer

Format

question

You can use an object's ____ property to change the type, style, and size of the font used to display the text in the object.

answer

Font

question

Tahoma, Courier, and Microsoft Sans Serif are examples of font ____.

answer

types

question

Regular, bold, and italic are examples of font ____.

answer

styles

question

You assign an access key by including a(n) ____ in the control's caption or identifying label.

answer

ampersand (;)

question

When a control has the ____, it can accept user input.

answer

focus

question

____ are computer memory locations where programmers can temporarily store data while an application is running.

answer

Variables

question

Variables assigned the Integer, Long, or Short data type can store ____.

answer

integers

question

A(n) ____ is a number that is expressed as a multiple of some power of 10.

answer

floating-point number

question

A variable name must begin with a letter or a(n) ____.

answer

underscore ( _ )

question

A(n) ____ is a group of characters enclosed in quotation marks.

answer

string

question

In Visual Basic, a numeric literal constant that has a decimal place is automatically treated as a(n) ____ number.

answer

Double

question

Each data type in Visual Basic 2005 is a(n) ____.

answer

class

question

A(n) ____ is a specific portion of the class instructions, and its purpose is to perform a task for the class.

answer

method

question

Every numeric data type in Visual Basic has a ____ method that can be used to convert a string to that numeric data type.

answer

TryParse

question

The line continuation character is a(n) ____.

answer

underscore ( _ )

question

The ____ class contains methods that you can use to change a numeric value to a specified data type.

answer

Convert

question

When using a method of a class, you use a(n) ____ to separate the class name from the method name.

answer

period ( . )

question

____ numbers indicate the order in which the computer performs the operation in an expression.

answer

Precedence

question

You can use ____ to change the order in which the operators in an expression are evaluated.

answer

parentheses

question

After dividing two numbers, the ____ operator returns the remainder of the division.

answer

modulus arithmetic

question

A variable's ____ indicates where in the application's code the variable can be used.

answer

scope

question

When a value is converted from one data type to another data type that can store larger numbers, the value is said to be ____.

answer

promoted

question

When a value is converted from one data type to another data type that can store only smaller numbers, the value is said to be ____.

answer

demoted

question

Specifying the number of decimal places and the special characters to display in a number is called ____.

answer

formatting

question

A(n) ____ string is a set of quotation marks with nothing between them.

answer

empty

question

Another term for a selection structure is a ____ structure.

answer

decision

question

An If selection structure contains ____ set(s) of instructions, which are processed when the condition is true.

answer

one

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An If/Else selection structure contains ____ set(s) of instructions.

answer

two

question

In an If or If/Else selection structure, the instructions following the condition are referred to as the ____ path.

answer

true

question

In the pseudocode of an If/Else selection structure, the instructions between the "else" and the "end if" are referred to as the ____ path.

answer

false

question

You do not always need to include the ____ clause in an If...Then...Else statement.

answer

Else

question

The set of statements contained in the true path is referred to as a(n) ____.

answer

statement block

question

Comparison operators are also referred to as ____ operators.

answer

relational

question

In Visual Basic, ____ is the greater than or equal to operator.

answer

question

All expressions containing a comparison operator will result in an answer of ____.

answer

True or False

question

A variable that has block scope can be used ____.

answer

only within the statement block in which it is declared

question

You use the ____ method to convert a string to lowercase.

answer

ToLower

question

Logical operators are also referred to as ____ operators.

answer

Boolean

question

You can use the ____ method to determine whether a control's Text property contains data before attempting to parse it.

answer

String.IsNullOrEmpty

question

You can use the ____ method to display a message box that contains text, one or more buttons, and an icon.

answer

MessageBox.Show

question

A message box with an Information Message icon should contain ____.

answer

only an OK button

question

When either a selection structure's true path or its false path contains another selection structure, the inner selection structure is referred to as a(n) ____ selection structure.

answer

nested

question

The If/ElseIf/Else and Case forms of the selection structure are commonly referred to as ____ selection structures.

answer

extended

question

A repetition structure is also referred to as a(n) ____.

answer

loop

question

The instructions in a posttest loop always will be processed ____ or more times.

answer

one

question

You can use the ____ statement to code a loop whose instructions you want processed a precise number of times.

answer

For...Next

question

When you declare a variable in the For clause of the For...Next statement, the variable has ____ scope.

answer

block

question

The dialog box displayed by the InputBox function has ____ button(s).

answer

two

question

Updating a counter or accumulator is also called ____ a counter or accumulator.

answer

incrementing

question

Translates high-level instructions into machine code, line by line, as the program is running

answer

interpreter

question

Translates an entire program written in a high-level language into machine code before running the program

answer

compiler

question

A characteristic that describes an object

answer

attribute

question

A pattern or blueprint used to create an object

answer

class

question

An action of the user, such as clicking, double-clicking, and scrolling

answer

event

question

A block of code that performs a specific task

answer

sub procedure

question

A platform on which you create applications

answer

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0

question

Anything that can be seen, touched, or used

answer

object

question

Responsible for managing the execution of the Intermediate Language (IL) instructions

answer

Common Language Runtime

question

Used to support and supplement a user's activities in the primary windows

answer

dialog box

question

Used to group related controls

answer

table layout panel control

question

Capitalize only the first letter in the first word and in any words that are customarily capitalized

answer

sentence capitalization

question

Capitalize the first letter in each word, except for articles, conjunctions, and prepositions that do not occur at either the beginning or the end of the caption

answer

book title capitalization

question

The general shape of the characters in the text

answer

font

question

Unit used to measure font sizes

answer

point

question

A light cross stroke that appears at the top or bottom of a character

answer

serif

question

Used to process code at one or more regular intervals

answer

Timer control

question

Stores all controls that do not appear in the user interface when an application is running

answer

component tray

question

A data type that stores an integer

answer

Long

question

A data type that stores logical values

answer

Boolean

question

A data type that stores a floating-point number

answer

Double

question

An error in the code

answer

bug

question

The universal coding scheme for characters

answer

Unicode

question

The name assigned to a variable

answer

identifier

question

An item of data whose value does not change while the application is running

answer

literal constant

question

A memory location inside the computer whose contents cannot be changed while the application is running

answer

named constant

question

Uses short phrases to describe the steps a procedure needs to take to accomplish its goal

answer

pseudocode

question

Specifies the decision being made by the program in a selection structure

answer

condition

question

The concatenation operator

answer

question

The less than operator

answer

question

A logical operator; one and only one condition can be true for the compound condition to be true

answer

Xor

question

The logical operator that reverses the value of the condition

answer

Not

question

A logical operator; only one of the conditions must be true for the compound condition to be true

answer

question

Contains only one set of instructions, which are processed when the condition is true

answer

If selection structure

question

Contains two sets of instructions: one set is processed when the condition is true and the other set is processed when the condition is false

answer

If/Else selection structure

question

A multiple-path selection structure

answer

If/ElseIf/Else selection structure

question

The evaluation occurs before the instructions within the loop are processed

answer

pretest loop

question

The evaluation occurs after the instructions within the loop are processed

answer

posttest loop

question

A numeric variable used for counting something

answer

counter

question

A numeric variable used for adding together something

answer

accumulator

question

A predefined procedure that performs a specific task and then returns a value after completing the task

answer

function

question

Used to prepare or set up a loop

answer

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