Programming Fundamentals
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Course Introduction
Programming Fundamentals introduces students to the essential concepts and principles of computer programming. This course covers the basics of problem-solving techniques, algorithm development, and coding using a high-level programming language. Topics include variables, data types, operators, control structures (such as selection and iteration), functions, arrays, and simple data structures. Students will develop logical thinking skills and gain hands-on experience in writing, testing, and debugging programs, laying a strong foundation for more advanced studies in computer science and software development.
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Starting out with Visual C# 2012 3rd Edition by Tony Gaddis
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers and Programming
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Q1) The entire process of creating a program is known as the ____________.
A) art of software development
B) program development cycle
C) computer science sequence
D) code-test-debug cycle
Answer: B
Q2) When you create a new project using Visual Studio, it will be stored in the _____________ at the location you specify on your computer's disk.
A) Solution folder
B) Project folder
C) Solution file
D) System file
Answer: A
Q3) An object must be created in memory before it can be used in a program.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Introduction to Visual C
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Q1) A(n) ____________ appears on one line in a program and begins with two forward slashes (//).
A) line comment
B) short comment
C) block comment
D) documentation comment
Answer: A
Q2) The standard Windows close button is the only way to close an application you create with Visual Studio.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The properties in the Properties window are displayed alphabetically by default. A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) You cannot click and drag controls from the Toolbox onto the form.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Processing Data
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Q1) The ____________ operator produces a string that is the combination of the two strings used as its operands.
A) +
B) =
C) *
D) &
Answer: A
Q2) A(n) ____________ specifies a variable's name and data type.
A) variable declaration
B) data indicator
C) object tag
D) source entity
Answer: A
Q3) A ____________ is a variable that is declared inside a class but not inside of any method.
A) named constant
B) field
C) namespace
D) property
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Making Decisions
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Q1) If the expression is true, the ! operator returns false, and if the expression is false, the ! operator returns true.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In C#, you use the if statement to write a single-alternative decision structure.
A)True
B)False
Q3) You can use the ____________ operator to compare two strings.
A) ||
B) &&
C) ==
D) !
Q4) Which one of the following expressions determines whether the value of the length variable is greater than or equal to the value of the width variable?
A) length < width
B) width <= length
C) length > width
D) length >= width
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Chapter 5: Loops, Files, and Random Numbers
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Q1) The ____________ begins with the word while, followed by a Boolean expression that is enclosed in parentheses.
A) conditional statement
B) logic mark
C) while clause
D) loop parameter
Q2) Random numbers are useful for lots of different programming tasks.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The increment operator is ____________.
A) --
B) ++
C) -=
D) +=
Q4) A ____________, is an object that is associated with a specific file and provides a way for the program to work with that file.
A) file instance
B) file object
C) filename class
D) referential extension
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Chapter 6: Modularizing Your Code With Methods
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Q1) A method that contains a(n) ____________ allows you to specify which parameter variable the argument should be passed to.
A) named argument
B) dynamic parameter
C) named constant
D) alternative argument
Q2) Default arguments were introduced in Visual C# 2010, so you cannot use them in older versions of C#.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A parameter variable's scope is the ____________ in which the parameter variable is declared.
A) namespace
B) class
C) field
D) method
Q4) Nested if statements can be useful for modularizing input validation.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Arrays and Lists
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Q1) What special value are the elements of an array of reference type objects set to by default?
A) 0
B) void
C) -1
D) null
Q2) If you want to remove all the items from a List, you can call the ____________ method.
A) Clear
B) Reset
C) ClearAll
D) NewList
Q3) The storage locations in an array are known as ____________.
A) values
B) sectors
C) compartments
D) elements
Q4) An array and the variable that references it are the same entity.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: More About Processing Data
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Q1) Objects of the string data type have several methods that allow you to search for substrings.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A(n) ____________ is a data type you can create by specifying a set of symbolic values that belong to that data type.
A) class
B) structure
C) namespace
D) enumerated data type
Q3) When you create a structure object with a simple declaration, the object's fields are initialized to their default values.
A)True
B)False
Q4) You will find the ImageList control in the Components section of the Toolbox.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Classes and Multiform Projects
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Q1) All of the nouns that appear in the problem description should become classes.
A)True
B)False
Q2) If you try to pass a property to a ref or an out parameter, an error occurs.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Objects that are instances of a class cannot be stored in an array.
A)True
B)False
Q4) If you wish to remove a form from a project but you do not want to delete its file from the disk, first right-click on the form's entry in the Solution Explorer window, and on the pop-up menu, click ____________.
A) Hide Form Only
B) Remove From Project
C) Archive Form Data
D) Exclude From Project
Q5) You should never store classes in their own files.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Inheritance and Polymorphism
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Q1) Which one of the following is a specialized version of a general food substance?
A) pizza
B) chocolate
C) ice cream
D) all of these
Q2) When one object is a specialized version of another object, there is a(n) ____________ between them.
A) 1:1 ratio
B) "is a" relationship
C) common bond
D) shared interest
Q3) A(n) ____________ is a method that appears in a base class but expects to be overridden in a derived class.
A) shadow method
B) base method
C) derived method
D) abstract method
Q4) You cannot assign a base class reference to a derived class variable.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Databases
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Q1) SQL provides several functions for performing calculations.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When specifying a data type for the columns in a database table, the data types that you can choose from are provided by the ____________.
A) DBMS
B) programming language
C) computer manufacturer
D) compiler
Q3) In SQL, strings are enclosed in ____________, not double quotes.
A) single quotes
B) underscores
C) asterisks
D) brackets
Q4) SQL does not support relational operators.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The data that stored in a table is organized into rows and columns.
A)True
B)False
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