Information Systems Programming
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Course Introduction
Information Systems Programming introduces students to the principles and practices of developing software solutions for business and organizational information systems. The course covers fundamental programming concepts, data structures, and algorithms as they relate to managing, processing, and presenting business data. Students will learn how to design, implement, and test applications that automate business processes, integrate with databases, and provide user interfaces. Emphasis is placed on practical programming skills using contemporary languages and tools, as well as understanding system requirements, software development life cycles, and best practices in information systems programming.
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Starting Out With Visual Basic 7th Edition by Tony
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Programming and Visual Basic
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a Visual Basic control?
A) Form
B) TextBox
C) Algorithm
D) Label Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following adheres to the naming conventions for a text box control?
A) lblHoursWorked
B) txthoursworked
C) LBLhoursworked
D) txtHoursWorked
Answer: D
Q3) A programming statement must refer to a control by its ______property.
A) Text
B) Identifier
C) Name
D) Form
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Creating Applications With Visual Basic
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Q1) A label control may be added to a form by double-clicking on the Label control icon in the ______window.
A) Properties
B) ToolBox
C) Project
D) Designer
Answer: B
Q2) A Label control's ______property allows a label to change size to fit the text in its text property.
A) Autosize
B) Size
C) TextAlign
D) Grow
Answer: A
Q3) Which property determines the characters that appear in the title bar of Form1?
A) Form1.Name
B) Form1.Text
C) Form1.Caption
D) Form1.Title
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Variables and Calculations
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Q1) What is the value of intE after the following statements execute?
<b>Dim intC As Integer
Dim intD As Integer
Dim intE As Integer
IntC = 20
IntD = 3
IntE = intC \ intD</b>
A) 7
B) 6
C) 6.666667
D) 0
Answer: B
Q2) Only controls capable of receiving some sort of input, such as _________________, may have the focus.
A) labels
B) text boxes
C) buttons
D) text boxes and buttons
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Making Decisions
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Q1) What value is assigned to the String variable strSecond when the following code is executes?
<b> Dim strFirst As String
Dim strSecond As String
StrFirst = "1 2 Button My Shoe"
StrSecond = strFirstName.ToUpper()</b>
A) "1 2 bUTTON mY sHOE"
B) "1 2 BUTTON MY SHOE"
C) " BUTTON MY SHOE"
D) "12BUTTONMYSHOE"
Q2) To convert a copy of a string to all uppercase letters, use the method of the String object.
A) ToUpper
B) ConvertToUpper
C) ToString
D) ToUpperCase
Q3) It is possible to compare the return value of a function call with another value, using a relational operator.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Lists and Loops
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Q1) In the following statement that begins a For Next loop, what is the purpose of the Step clause? For intX = 1 to 100 Step 5
A) It causes intX to be initialized to 5 when the loop begins.
B) It causes the loop to end when intX is equal to 5.
C) It causes intX to be incremented by 5 each time the loop repeats.
D) It causes intX to be decremented by 5 each time the loop repeats.
Q2) All of the following are valid <b>ComboBox</b> style properties, except
A) Drop-Down Combo Box
B) Simple Combo Box
C) List Combo Box
D) Drop-Down List Combo Box
Q3) A counter is a(n) ________that can be incremented or decremented each time a loop runs.
A) string variable
B) condition
C) integer variable
D) property
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Chapter 6: Procedures and Functions
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Q1) Which of the following calls to the GetNumber procedure is not valid?
<b> Sub GetNumber(ByVal intNumber as Integer)
' (procedure body)
End Sub</b>
A) GetNumber(intX)
B) GetNumber(3 + 5 * 8 + intX)
C) GetNumber(intX + 3, intY)
D) GetNumber(CInt(txtNumber.Text))
Q2) Which debugging command executes a function call without stepping through function's statements?
A) Step Into
B) Step Over
C) Step Out
D) Step All
Q3) By writing your own procedures, you can ______an applications code, that is, break it into small, manageable procedures.
A) streamline
B) duplicate
C) modularize
D) functionalize
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Chapter 7: Multiple Forms, Modules, and Menus
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Q1) Which of the following statements disables the Copy menu item named mnuCopy?
A) mnuCopy.Disabled = True
B) mnuCopy.Enabled = False
C) mnuCopy.Active = False
D) mnuCopy.Disable
Q2) How do you insert a separator bar into a menu?
A) Type a hyphen ( ) as a menu item's Text property.
B) Type a space as a menu item's Text property
C) Assign True to the Separator property
D) Right-click an existing item and select Bar from the pop-up menu
Q3) The _______event occurs when a form is in the process of closing, but before it has closed.
A) FormClosing
B) FormClosed
C) CloseForm
D) Close
Q4) Any form in a Windows Forms application can be designated as the startup form.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Arrays and More
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Q1) Which of the following is the correct definition for a procedure that accepts a String array as an argument?
A) Private Sub ArrayParam(ByVal strStudents As String)
B) Public Sub ArrayParam(ByVal strStudents())
C) Sub ArrayParam(ByVal strStudents() As String)
D) Private Sub ArrayParam(ByRef strStudents As String)
Q2) Values in an array are stored and worked with using a __________.
A) method
B) locator
C) subscript
D) element locator
Q3) Due to their similarities, it's easy to create a parallel relationship between an array and a __________.
A) TextBox
B) GroupBox
C) ComboBox
D) RadioButton
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Chapter 9: Files, Printing, and Structure
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Q1) To change the color of text in a windows form, you could use this.
A) FontDialog control
B) ColorDialog control
C) FontDialog control with the ShowColor property set to True
D) both b and c are correct
Q2) The color of text printed by an
A) FontName
B) Style
C) Brushes
D) HPos
E)Graphics.DrawString statement is determined by the __________ argument.
Q3) The following statements describe advantages of the Open and Save As dialog boxes except __________.
A) they help make an application more consistent with other Windows applications
B) they give users the ability to browse for a file
C) these dialog boxes show the user how to create and use files
D) they allow a file to be specified without typing a long path and filename
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Chapter 10: Working With Databases
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Q1) A database _____________is organized into rows and columns.
A) grid
B) matrix
C) table
D) spreadsheet
Q2) Which table adapter method reads data from the database into the dataset?
A) Fill
B) Read
C) Select
D) Retrieve
Q3) Which item describes the function of the following SQL statement?
<b>SELECT ID, Last_Name, First_Name, Address
FROM Members
WHERE Last_Name = @LastName</b>
A) a simple query
B) a parameterized query
C) a compound query
D) a wildcard query
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Chapter 11: Developing Web Applications
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Q1) A postback occurs when the server processes the page contents and __________.
A) does nothing when there are no changes to the page contents
B) sends an error when the requested page is not found
C) sends a different page that was requested by the user
D) resends a modified version of the same page currently displayed
Q2) The following controls all have a Windows form counterpart except __________.
A) RadioButtonList
B) Button
C) TextBox
D) CheckBox
Q3) ASP.NET controls are more powerful than HTML controls because __________.
A) more fonts are available
B) graphics can be embedded in them
C) they use event handlers to carry out actions at runtime
D) powerful hyperlinks can be embedded in them
Q4) Internet Information Services (IIS) __________.
A) implements a professional-quality Web server
B) contains minimal security and configuration features
C) requires little expertise to set up and maintain
D) all of the above
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Chapter 12: Classes, Collections, and Inheritance
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Q1) The following statements are true about user-defined collections except __________.
A) indexes for collections start at 0
B) collections can grow dynamically as items are inserted and removed
C) collections hold a variety of different objects
D) you can access the individual items in a collection using the Item property
Q2) A variable declared inside a class is also known as a __________.
A) member variable
B) static variable
C) hidden variable
D) global variable
Q3) Every class you create in Visual Basic is automatically derived from this built-in class.
A) Object
B) Base
C) Window
D) Application
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