Introduction to Software Development
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Course Introduction
Introduction to Software Development provides students with foundational knowledge and practical skills required to design, develop, and maintain software applications. The course covers essential programming concepts, software development life cycles, problem-solving strategies, and key principles of software engineering. Students will gain hands-on experience with coding, debugging, version control, and collaborative development tools while exploring topics such as requirements analysis, system design, and documentation. By the end of the course, learners will understand the process of transforming user needs into functional software solutions and be prepared for further study in computer science or related fields.
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Starting Out With Visual Basic 2012 6th Edition by Tony Gaddis
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Programming and Visual Basic
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Q1) A word that has a specific meaning in a programming language is called ____.
A) a keyword
B) an operator
C) a variable
D) a comment
Answer: A
Q2) The part of a program that users see and work with is known as the __.
A) algorithm
B) properties
C) methods
D) user interface
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) You can run an application in all of the following ways except ___.
A) Click the Start Debugging button on the toolbar
B) Press the Ctrl-F4 keys
C) Press the F5 key
D) Click DEBUG on the menu bar, and then click Start Debugging
Answer: B
Q2) The properties of a control are listed in the _window.
A) Options
B) Properties
C) Solution Explorer
D) Project
Answer: B
Q3) If the Visible property of a control is set to false, it _in the Designer window.
A) is grayed out
B) is no longer displayed
C) continues to be shown
D) becomes inactive
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Variables and Calculations
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Q1) In order to execute code before a form is displayed, place the code in the form's _event handler.
A) SetUp
B) Load
C) Focus
D) Initialize
Answer: B
Q2) When included in the Text property of a button, the && symbols placed side by side will display as a single & character.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) A Date literal can contain ___.
A) a date
B) a time
C) a floating-point value
D) both a date and a time
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Making Decisions
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Q1) What value will be assigned to intIndex when the following statements execute? Dim strTarget As String = "asdsakfljfdgasldfjdl"
Dim intIndex = strTarget.IndexOf"as", 1, 10)
A) 12
B) 13
C) 0
D) -1
Q2) The expression Single.TryParse"12.5", sngNbr) performs the following:
A) Returns True
B) Returns False
C) Places the value 12.5 in the variable sngNbr
D) Returns True and places the value 12.5 in the variable sngNbr
Q3) What value is assigned to the variable strSnip when the following statements execute? Dim strSnip As String
Dim strFullString As String = "Washington" StrSnip = strFullString.Substring1, 3)
A) "ton"
B) "ash"
C) "Was"
D) "h"
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Chapter 5: Lists and Loops
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Q1) Which property determines the amount of time, in milliseconds, that elapses between the user pointing the mouse at a control and the tool tip text's appearance?
A) FinalDelay
B) ReshowDelay
C) InitialDelay
D) AutoPopDelay
Q2) The first item in a ListBox has an index of .
A) < font_face=symbol > < /font >1
B) 0
C) 1
D) Items.Count
Q3) The _method can be used to place a new item at any position in a ListBox.
A) Items.New
B) Items.Add
C) Items.Append
D) Items.Insert
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Chapter 6: Procedures and Functions
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Q1) When calling a procedure, passed arguments and declared parameters must agree in all of the following ways except .
A) the order of arguments and parameters must correspond
B) the names of the arguments and parameters must correspond
C) the types of the arguments and parameters must correspond
D) the number of arguments and the number of parameters must be the same
Q2) What is wrong with the following GetName procedure? Sub GetNameByVal strName As String)
StrName = InputBox"Enter your Name:")
End Sub
A) The procedure is missing a Return statement.
B) GetName is a reserved word and cannot be used as a name of a procedure.
C) strName will be modified, but all changes will be lost when the procedure ends.
D) The syntax for the call to InputBox is incorrect.
Q3) In the context of Visual Basic procedures and functions, what is an argument?
A) A value received by a procedure from the caller
B) A value passed to a procedure by the caller.
C) A local variable that retains its value between procedure calls.
D) A disagreement between the procedure and the statement that calls it.
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Chapter 7: Multiple Forms, Modules, and Menus
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Q1) A form's _event is triggered when the user switches to the form from another form or another application.
A) form load
B) activated
C) got focus
D) click
Q2) A variable is accessible to statements outside the form if declared .
A) as private and class-level
B) as public
C) as public and class-level
D) with a Dim statement
Q3) Once you create a form, you do not have to re-create it to use it in another project.
A)True
B)False
Q4) 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
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Chapter 8: Arrays and More
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Q1) Which statement is not true about the following array? Dim strFriends) As String = { "Rose", "Bud", "Flower", "Spring" }
A) The String "Flower" is located at index position 2.
B) All elements have been assigned values.
C) The array has an unlimited number of elements.
D) All of the above are true statements about the array.
Q2) Procedures can be written to handle arrays and do all of the following, except . A) store data in an array
B) sum or average the values
C) display the contents of the array
D) all of the above are correct
Q3) Which type of loop is designed specifically to use a subscript to access the elements of an array?
A) For Next
B) Do While
C) Do Until
D) For While
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Chapter 9: Files, Printing, and Structures
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Q1) The color of text printed by an
A) FontName
B) Style
C) Brushes
D) HPos
E)Graphics.DrawString statement is determined by the __________ argument.
Q2) An application must first _a file before it can be used.
A) write to
B) read from
C) open
D) unlock
Q3) Visual Basic allows you to use an) statement to eliminate the need to prefix class names with their namespace names.
A) Include
B) With
C) Inherits
D) Imports
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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 . Student ID, First Name, Last Name, Major, Class
A) Table
B) Column
C) Row
D) Field
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? SELECT ID,
Last_Name, First_Name, Address
FROM Members
WHERE Last_Name = @LastName
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) When designing web forms, the Toolbox window contains all of the following groups of controls except:
A) Login to authenticate users.
B) Data controls for connecting to data sources.
C) WebParts that let the user modify the content and behavior of the web pages.
D) Ftp controls for connecting to remote computers.
Q2) A web form can be identified by its _filename extension.
A) .asp
B) .aspx.vb
C) .aspx
D) .config
Q3) The following are true about a HyperLink control, except .
A) its Text property is shown to the user at runtime
B) it generates an event
C) it allows the user to navigate to another Web page
D) its Target property controls whether new page will appear in a separate window
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Chapter 12: Classes, Collections, and Inheritance
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Q1) The _property is used to get the number of items in a collection.
A) accumulator
B) enumerator
C) index
D) count
Q2) What happens when an object variable goes out of scope?
A) The object may be removed from memory by the garbage collector.
B) The object may be referred to using the dot operator.
C) An exception error will be generated.
D) The object becomes accessible again when the variable comes back into scope.
Q3) 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
Q4) A _is automatically called when an instance of the class is created.
A) Load method
B) constructor
C) instantiator
D) Initializer method
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