Introduction to Programming Exam Review
Course Introduction
Introduction to Programming is designed to provide students with the foundational concepts and skills necessary to understand and create computer programs. The course covers the basic principles of programming including variables, data types, control structures (such as loops and conditionals), functions, and simple data structures. Students will learn problem-solving strategies, code organization, and the fundamentals of software development while working with a contemporary programming language. By the end of the course, learners will be able to write, test, and debug simple programs and will gain a solid foundation for further studies in computer science or related fields.
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Starting Out With Visual Basic 7th Edition by Tony Gaddis
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Programming and Visual Basic
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Q1) What is the purpose of the Toolbox window?
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
Answer: B
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) Which of the following is an example of a control?
A) Form
B) TextBox
C) Button
D) all of the above
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Creating Applications With Visual Basic
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Q1) If a Label control's AutoSize property equals False and the label is not wide enough for the text assigned to the control, ________.
A) the text will be only partially displayed
B) none of the text will be displayed
C) the extra text is wrapped onto the next line or lines
D) the label will expand to fit the text
Answer: C
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 of the following is not a valid value for the FormBorderStyle property?
A) Fixed3D
B) Sizable
C) FixedSingle
D) FixedDouble
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Variables and Calculations
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Q1) What is the value of dblOutcome after the following section of code executes?
<b> Dim dblA as Double
Dim dblB as Double
Dim dblC as Double
Dim dblOutcome as Double
DblA = 45
DblB = 30
DblC = 3 * dblA / dblB
DblOutcome = 2 * (dblC + 15)</b>
A) 39
B) 24
C) 0
D) 80
Answer: A
Q2) A form's Load event takes place when the user first clicks on the form at run time.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Making Decisions
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Q1) 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
Q2) A flag is a ______variable that signals when some condition exists in the program.
A) local
B) Boolean
C) class-level
D) standard
Q3) The expression <b>Integer.TryParse("12.5", intNbr)</b> performs the following:
A) Returns True
B) Returns False
C) Places the value 12.5 in the variable intNbr
D) Returns True and places the value 12.5 in the variable intNbr
Q4) The If Then Else statement follows only one of the two paths.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Lists and Loops
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Q1) The <b>InputBox</b> function always returns a ______value.
A) Single
B) Double
C) Text
D) String
Q2) Which type of loop uses a pretest to initialize a counter variable and then increment the counter variable at the end of each iteration?
A) The Do Until Loop
B) The Count Until Loop
C) The Do While Loop
D) The For Next Loop
Q3) The first item in a ListBox has an index of __________.
A) -1
B) 0
C) 1
D) Items.Count
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Chapter 6: Procedures and Functions
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Q1) A procedure may not be accessed by procedures from another class or form if the ______access specifier is used.
A) Private
B) Public
C) Static
D) Scope
Q2) Which one of the following declarations uses Pascal casing for the procedure name?
A) Sub MyProcedure()
End Sub
B) Sub myprocedure()
End Sub
C) Sub my_procedure()
End Sub
D) Sub myProcedure()
End Sub
Q3) Although you can omit the ByVal keyword in a parameter variable declaration, it is still a good idea to use it.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Multiple Forms, Modules, and Menus
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Q1) Any form in a Windows Forms application can be designated as the startup form.
A)True
B)False
Q2) An instance of a form is created using a ______statement with the New keyword.
A) Dim
B) Open
C) Instantiate
D) Create
Q3) All of the following are true of the Show method of a form except:
A) using the Show method allows other forms to receive the focus
B) the Show method allows a calling program to continue to process statements
C) the displayed form must be closed before you can access other forms
D) the Show method displays a modeless form
Q4) A menu item may be executed by a user in each of the following ways except
A) by pressing access keys such as Alt + F
B) by pressing shortcut keys such as Ctrl + S
C) by clicking on the item
D) by hovering the mouse over the item
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Chapter 8: Arrays and More
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Q1) What task is accomplished by the following code? Dim intFirstArray(2) As Integer
Dim intSecondArray(2) As Integer
IntFirstArray(0) = 10
IntFirstArray(1) = 19
IntFirstArray(2) = 26
IntSecondArray = intFirstArray
A) Two distinct arrays are created in memory with the same values.
B) intFirstArray and intSecondArray reference the same array in memory
C) This code will generate a run-time error. You cannot assign the name of one array to another.
D) intFirstArray is initialized with values but intSecondArray contains no values
Q2) Which of the following provides the index of the highest numbered element of the array strNames?
A) strNames.Length - 1
B) strNames.Length
C) strNames.Length + 1
D) None of the above
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Chapter 9: Files, Printing, and Structure
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Q1) A file is like a stream of data that must be read from its beginning to its end.
A) direct access
B) binary format
C) sequential access
D) direct format
Q2) To left justify the columns in the String.Format method, use preceding the column width.
A) a + sign
B) an & symbol
C) a - sign
D) a # symbol
Q3) When a file is selected from an Open dialog box, the path and file name are stored in the control's ______property?
A) Filename
B) PathName
C) File
D) Item
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Chapter 10: Working With Databases
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Q1) A complete set of data for a single student that includes the following information is called a __________.
<b>Student ID, First Name, Last Name, Major, Class</b>
A) Table
B) Column
C) Row
D) Field
Q2) The SelectedValue property of a data-bound ListBox returns the value in the column specified by the ____property.
A) ValueMember
B) ReturnColumn
C) ReturnField
D) DisplayMember
Q3) Each database ____is also known as a row in a database table.
A) record
B) table
C) column
D) field
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Chapter 11: Developing Web Applications
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Q1) Which of the following is true about the HTML Designer?
A) it requires the user know how to write HTML code
B) it's a tool that simplifies the design of Web pages and Web forms
C) it's an add-on to Visual Studio for an additional cost
D) it's not possible to visually edit Web pages using this tool
Q2) All of the following are browsers your Web pages should be tested with except
A) Chrome
B) WebPro
C) Safari
D) Firefox
Q3) Web applications use a ______control which is similar to the <b>DataGridView</b> used by desktop applications.
A) GridView
B) DataSource
C) Table
D) DetailsView
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Chapter 12: Classes, Collections, and Inheritance
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Q1) A function that is a member of a class is called ______.
A) a module
B) a method
C) a component
D) an element
Q2) The ___access specifier permits class members to be accessed only by statements inside the class.
A) Public
B) Protected
C) Private
D) Friend
Q3) The hiding of data and procedures inside a class is achieved through a process called ________.
A) data enclosing
B) encapsulation
C) modularization
D) components
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