Information Systems Programming
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Course Introduction
Information Systems Programming introduces students to the principles and practices of developing software solutions within the context of organizational information systems. The course covers foundational programming concepts, data manipulation, and integration with databases, focusing on the design, implementation, and maintenance of applications that support business processes. Students learn to use contemporary programming languages and tools to solve real-world problems, emphasizing topics such as user interfaces, file and data management, networked information systems, and security considerations. Through hands-on projects and case studies, learners gain practical experience in writing code and developing system components that address the needs of modern organizations.
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Programming in Visual Basic 2010 1st Edition by Julia Case Bradley
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Visual Basic 2010
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Q1) _______ if the code Me.Cloose is contained in a project.
A)VB will automatically fix the misspelling when the program is run
B)A logic error will occur
C)The mispelling will cause a syntax error to occur and Me.Cloose will have a blue squiggly line underneath
D)No error will occur
Answer: C
Q2) Programmers should add comments to their code in order to make the program logic easier to understand.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Visual Basic provides AutoCorrect,which is a handy way to fix _______.
A)syntax errors
B)logic errors
C)arithmetic errors
D)all types of errors
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: User Interface Design
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Q1) Setting an object's Enabled property to False will make the object invisible to the user.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The property used to display something in a PictureBox control is _______.
A)Picture
B)Name
C)Text
D)Image
Answer: D
Q3) Which of the following is a valid example of concatenation?
A)MessageLabel.Text = MessageLabel.Text & " " & NameTextBox.Text
B)WeatherReportLabel.Text = Today's weather will be & WeatherTextBox.Text
C)CityAndStateLabel.Text = CityTextBox.Text AND StateTextBox.Text
D)"Good Morning," & NameTextBox.Text = GreetingLabel.Text
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Variables, Constants, and Calculations
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Q1) What statement should be used to declare a variable that is accessible from all procedures of a form?
A)Dim
B)Const
C)Private
D)Public Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following does not follow the conventions for naming identifiers?
A)UnitsEnrolledDecimal
B)ZipCodeString
C)Amount.Due.Decimal
D)COUNTRY_OF_BIRTH_String
Answer: C
Q3) Which of the following is the correct code that will display the value in TotalSalesDecimal with a percent sign and 2 decimals?
A)TotalSalesDecimal(2)
B)TotalSalesPercent(2)
C)TotalSalesDecimal.ToString("P2")
D)TotalSalesDecimal.ToString(%2) Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Decisions and Conditions
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Q1) It's a good idea to always use the ToUpper or ToLower method on the Text property of text boxes,whenever comparing string values.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When a program executes a Call statement and the called procedure completes executing its code,program execution resumes on the statement following the call.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Usually,the code written for a Case structure is simpler and easier to read than if the same code was written with nested Ifs.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In an If statement,when the expression is false,only the Else clause,if present,is executed.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are the six comparison operators? Give an example using each one.
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Chapter 5: Menus, Common Dialog Boxes, Sub Procedures, and
Function
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT true about menu items in Visual Basic?
A)Menus appear at the top of a window.
B)Menus can contain keyboard access keys.
C)You can add a separator between menu items by using the Line control from the toolbox.
D)Create a menu using the MenuStrip component.
Q2) Assume that you are working on a VB project where you need to change the color of the text in a text box named InformationTextBox.The color is to be selected by the user of the project.Explain which CommonDialog component you need to add to your form,indicate where it appears,and write the code needed to change the color of the text box.
A.Add a ColorDialog component,ColorDialog1.
B.It will appear in the component tray.
C.This is the code to show the dialog box: ColorDialog1.ShowDialog() This is the code to change the textbox font colorInformationTextBox.ForeColor = ColorDialog1.Color
Q3) You can pass arguments to sub procedures and function procedures. A)True B)False
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Chapter 6: Multiform Projects
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Q1) In a project with multiple forms,the _____________ form is the first form loaded into the computer's memory and displayed on the desktop.
A)default
B)startup
C)about
D)splash screen
Q2) If you want to make sure that the focus is in the correct object when a form displays,you should write code in the form's _______ event.
A)Active
B)Load
C)Activated
D)Startup
Q3) Write the statement to declare a constant that can be used in multiple forms and that will hold the ABC company name.
Q4) If a variable is an accumulator and the value of the variable is only needed in one procedure,the variable should be declared as Static at the module-level.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Lists, loops, and Printing
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Q1) An individual item can be deleted from a list with the _______.
A)Items.Delete method
B)Items.Clear method
C)Items.Erase method
D)Items.RemoveAt method
Q2) How many times will the statements inside this For/Next loop be executed? For IndexInteger = 1 to 10 'Statements in loop
Next IndexInteger
A)2
B)4
C)5
D)10
Q3) The _______ method is used to send a line of text to the graphics page.
A)DrawString
B)WriteLine
C)String
D)Print
Q4) What is the Items collection and how does it relate to a list box and/or a combo box?
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Chapter 8: Arrays and Collections
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Q1) An array is a series of individual variables,all referenced by the same name but having unique indexes.
A)True
B)False
Q2) How many elements are contained in the array created with the following code? Dim EmployeeString(25)As String
A)0 (The code is incorrect to create an array. )
B)24
C)25
D)26
Q3) after the following declaration is initialized? Dim NameString ( ,)As String = { "James","Mary"},{ "Sammie","Sean"}
A)James
B)Mary
C)Sammie
D)Sean
Q4) Write a structure called Student that contains the following items: Last Name,First Name,Student ID,CurrentG.P.A.
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Chapter 9: Web Applications
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Q1) A Web Form generates a file with an .aspx extension that stores the HTML code.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A Web Form created in Visual Basic can only be displayed in Internet Explorer.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Module-level variables in a Web site retain their values until the project ends,just like module-level variables in a Windows application.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Validator controls are run on the client-side,so the page does not have to be submitted to the server for input validation.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Web applications are referred to as Web sites or Web Projects in Visual Studio 2010. A)True
B)False
Q6) What are the functions of the server and client in a Web application?
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Chapter 10: Database Applications
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Q1) Any time a database is open,one record is considered the current record.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A doctor's office uses a database to store information about each of the patients.All of the information about a patient is stored in a _______.
A)file in the database
B)record in a database table
C)field in the database table
D)key field
Q3) A SQL Server Express file has a(n)_______ file extension.
A).adb
B).mdb
C).mdf
D).net
Q4) A dataset is a temporary set of data stored in the memory of the computer.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A binding source handles retrieving and updating the data in a file.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Data Files
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Q1) VbCrLf is a VB intrinsic constant for a carriage return and a line feed.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When you are finished working with a data file,you should _______ the file.
A)Close
B)Append
C)Output
D)Answers A and B are both correct
Q3) If you intend to add data to the end of an existing data file,you should set the _______ argument of the StreamWriter to True.
A)Boolean
B)Append
C)Output
D)BooleanAppend
Q4) The StreamWriter's Close method does not always release the information in the buffer that is related to that file.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: OOP: Creating Object-Oriented Programs
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Q1) When methods have the same name,but a different list of arguments,it is called
A)overriding
B)sharing
C)overloading
D)instantiation
Q2) Which of the following statements about class modules is NOT true?
A)Class modules only contain a code window.
B)Class modules can contain a code window and a form window.
C)Class modules contain Property procedures that have Get and/or Set accessor methods.
D)Class modules must be instantiated in order to be available to a project.
Q3) The middle tier,the Business tier,can be stored in a location other than where the Presentation tier is stored.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Write the code to create a shared member that will accumulate the total of all sales.
Q5) Give an explanation of each of the following OOP features: Encapsulation,Inheritance,and Polymorphism.
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Chapter 13: Graphics, Animation, Sound, and
Drag-And-Drop
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Q1) By controlling the location and visibility of controls,animation effects can be created by using similar pictures.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The source object is the item you wish to drag.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The Timer component causes events to occur without user action.
A)True
B)False
Q4) An easy way to show some animation on a form is by replacing one picture with another.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Each of the drawing methods allows you to specify the _______.
A)starting point for the upper-left corner of the drawing object
B)size of the drawing object
C)both A and B
D)neither A nor B
Q6) Write the code to draw a rectangle on a form. Page 15
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Chapter 14: Additional Topics in Visual Basic
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Q1) Display information in a StatusStrip control by adding ToolStripStatusLabel objects and then setting the ToolStripStatusLabel's _______ property.
A)Text
B)DisplayText
C)LabelText
D)DisplayLabel
Q2) Identify the control that is used to display a Web page on a Windows Form and write the code that uses the Navigate method at run time to display the Microsoft Web site.
Q3) You can check the _______ in a control's KeyUp event procedure to determine which key was pressed.
A)e.KeyEventArgs
B)e.PressKeyArgs
C)e.KeyCode
D)e.Key
Q4) A WPF application is similar to a Windows Forms application in that all code for a window is stored in a single file.
A)True
B)False
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