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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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=
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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.
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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 ____.
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demoted
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Specifying the number of decimal places and the special characters to display in a number is called ____.
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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.
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;=
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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
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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
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condition
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The concatenation operator
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&
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The less than operator
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<
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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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Or
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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
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function
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Used to prepare or set up a loop
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