Programming Fundamentals
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Course Introduction
Programming Fundamentals provides an introduction to the basic concepts and principles of computer programming. The course covers essential topics such as variables, data types, control structures (including selection and iteration), functions, arrays, and an introduction to problem-solving techniques using algorithms. Through hands-on exercises and projects, students learn to design, write, test, and debug simple programs, fostering logical thinking and computational skills. This foundational course serves as a stepping stone for further study in computer science and software development.
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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) The purpose of a compiler is to __________________.
A) Aid the programmer in commenting he/her code
B) Aid the programmer in developing GUIs.
C) Convert a program from a programming language to machine code
D) Assemble and package the documentation for an application
Answer: C
Q2) Pseudocode is a combination of programming language and machine code.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Which of the following is an example of a binary number?
A) 324
B) 123
C) 101
D) 202
Answer: C
Q4) Application software manages the computer's hardware devices.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Creating Applications With Visual Basic
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Q1) The form's ______property can be set to True or False, depending on whether or not you want the minimize button to appear.
A) MinimizeBox
B) ShowMinimizeButton
C) HideButtonMinimize
D) FormBorderStyle
Answer: A
Q2) 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
Q3) Programs should use comments (remarks) to ____________________.
A) explain what the code does
B) save time when the program must be modified
C) save time when you have to debug the program
D) all of the above
Answer: D
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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) Which of the following is not true in regard to naming variables?
A) Names may contain underscores.
B) Names may contain letters.
C) Names may contain digits.
D) Names may contain spaces.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Making Decisions
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Q1) What value will be assigned to strGrade when intScore equals 90?
<b> If intScore > 60 Then StrGrade = "D"
End If
If intScore > 70 Then StrGrade = "C"
End If
If intScore > 80 Then StrGrade = "B"
End If
If intScore > 90 Then StrGrade = "A"
End If</b>
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
Q2) 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) What value is assigned to lblSum.Text by the following code ?
<b>Dim intTotal As Integer = 0
For intOuter = 1 To 3
For intInner = intOuter To 3
IntTotal += intOuter * intInner
Next
Next
LblSum.Text = intTotal.ToString()</b>
A) 9
B) 16
C) 25
D) 36
Q2) How can you cause scroll bars to appear in a <b>ListBox</b> at runtime?
A) Set the ScrollFlag property of the ListBox to True.
B) A scroll bar is automatically added when a ListBox contains more items than can be displayed.
C) Set the ScrollBars property of the ListBox to True.
D) Add a programming statement to call the ScrollBar method of the ListBox.
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Chapter 6: Procedures and Functions
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Q1) When a parameter is declared using the ______qualifier, the procedure has access to the original argument variable and may make changes to its value.
A) ByValue
B) ByAddress
C) ByRef
D) ByDefault
Q2) What is incorrect about the following function?
<b> Function sum(ByVal intX As Integer, ByVal intY As Integer) As Integer
Dim intAns As Integer
IntAns = intX + intY
End Function</b>
A) intAns should not be declared inside the Function.
B) the as Integer at the end of the Function heading should be eliminated.
C) the function does not return a value
D) parameters intA and intB should be declared as ByRef
Q3) When debugging a program in break mode, the Step Into command causes the currently highlighted line of code to execute.
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) 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
Q3) Standard modules are saved on disk as files that end with this extension.
A) .mod
B) .proj
C) .frm
D) .vb
Q4) Which of the following is not true about a form's Activated event?
A) It occurs when a form is initially displayed.
B) It occurs each time a form regains the focus.
C) It occurs each time the user clicks a form that does not have the focus.
D) It occurs before the Load event procedure is processed.
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Chapter 8: Arrays and More
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Q1) Which of the following code segments will copy the values of a 5 element array named intOldValues into another 5 element array named intNewValues?
A) intIndex = 1 Do While intIndex < =5
IntNewValues(intIndex) = intOldValues(intIndex)
IntIndex = intIndex + 1
Loop
B) intIndex = 0 Do While intIndex < 5
IntNewValues(intIndex) = intOldValues(intIndex)
IntIndex = intIndex + 1
Loop
C) For intIndex = 1 To 5 intNewValues(intIndex) = intOldValues(intIndex)
Next intIndex
D) For intIndex = 0 To 4 intOldValues(intIndex) = intNewValues(intIndex)
Next intIndex
Q2) The lowest possible subscript of an array is __________.
A) 0
B) 1
C) 1
D) There is no limit
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Chapter 9: Files, Printing, and Structure
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Q1) Reports with columnar data should not use __________.
A) proportionally spaced fonts
B) the Courier New font
C) monospaced fonts
D) all of the above
Q2) Visual Basic allows you to use a(n) statement to eliminate the need to prefix class names with their namespace names.
A) Include
B) With
C) Inherits
D) Imports
Q3) The ___method displays a dialog window when selecting a file that you want to open.
A) DisplayDialogControl
B) DisplayDialog
C) ShowDialog
D) ShowControl
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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) A _____connects data bound controls to a dataset
A) data source
B) dataset
C) binding source
D) table adapter
Q3) 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
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Chapter 11: Developing Web Applications
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Q1) When the Web first became popular, _______was the only available tool for creating pages with text, graphics, buttons, and input forms.
A) JavaScript
B) HTML
C) PHP
D) XML
Q2) Which of the following is true regarding ASP.NET?
A) ASP.NET is a client-side programming technology.
B) ASP.NET is Microsoft's version of HTML and provides the same capabilities as HTML.
C) ASP.NET provides many controls that are similar to those used in Windows forms.
D) ASP.NET is the first generation of Web programming technology introduced by Microsoft.
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Chapter 12: Classes, Collections, and Inheritance
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Q1) ______is a general model of something - it captures the general characteristics of an object.
A) A constructor
B) A collection
C) An instance
D) An abstraction
Q2) All of the following statements are true about the .NET garbage collection utility except __________.
A) The garbage collector is a utility program that removes objects from memory that are no longer needed.
B) As the amount of available memory decreases, the garbage collector removes unreferenced objects more often.
C) The garbage collector removes an object from memory immediately when the last reference to it has been removed.
D) The system uses an algorithm to determine when it should periodically remove unused objects.
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