Windows Application Development
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Course Introduction
Windows Application Development introduces students to the principles and practices involved in creating robust, user-friendly applications for the Windows operating system. This course covers the essentials of Windows application frameworks, graphical user interface (GUI) design, event-driven programming, and data management using tools such as Visual Studio and languages like C# or Visual Basic. Students will learn how to build, test, and deploy both simple and complex Windows applications, gain experience with core Windows APIs, and explore contemporary design patterns and best practices. Through hands-on projects, participants will develop practical skills in integrating user interfaces with back-end logic, managing files and resources, and ensuring a seamless user experience within the Windows environment.
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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 variable __.
A) performs various operations on data
B) is a set of programming statements to perform a specific task
C) is a storage location in memory represented by a name
D) is a key element of the graphical user interface
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following is an example of a binary number?
A) 324
B) 123
C) 101
D) 202
Answer: C
Q3) Any control ___should have a descriptive, programmer-defined name.
A) used in a form
B) whose name appears in a programming statement
C) that is a label
D) with a text property
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Creating Applications With Visual Basic
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Q1) When Visual Studio displays a new project, a blank form is shown in the _window.
A) Properties
B) ToolBox
C) Project
D) Designer
Answer: D
Q2) The code that is executed when the user clicks a button is known as .
A) a property
B) a control
C) an event handler
D) a keyword
Answer: C
Q3) The _property appears in parentheses so it will appear at the top of the alphabetical Property list.
A) Name
B) Text
C) Visible
D) all of the above
Answer: A
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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? Dim intC As Integer
Dim intD As Integer
Dim intE As Integer
IntC = 20
IntD = 3
IntE = intC \ intD
A) 7
B) 6
C) 6.666667
D) 0
Answer: B
Q2) Which statement is true regarding the CInt function?
A) It converts letters to numbers.
B) It cannot convert a string such as "24.7" to an integer.
C) A floating-point number such as 24.7 is converted to 24, dropping its decimal positions.
D) A floating-point number such as 24.7 is converted to 25, rounding its decimal positions.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Making Decisions
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Q1) Because only one radio button in a group can be selected at any given time, they are said to be ____.
A) mutually exclusive
B) dependent
C) selectively unique
D) interdependent
Q2) What value will be assigned to intIndex when the following statements execute? Dim strTarget As String = "asdsakfljfdgasldfjdl"
Dim intIndex as Integer = strTarget.IndexOf"GAS")
A) 11
B) 12
C) 0
D) -1
Q3) 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
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Chapter 5: Lists and Loops
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Q1) How can you cause scroll bars to appear in a ListBox 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.
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) 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
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Chapter 6: Procedures and Functions
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Q1) What is the value of intTotal after the following code executes? Dim intNumber1 As Integer = 2
Dim intNumber2 As Integer = 3
Dim intTotal As Integer
IntTotal = AddSquaresintNumber1, intNumber2)
Function AddSquaresByVal intA As Integer, ByVal intB As Integer) As Integer
IntA = intA * intA
IntB = intB * intB
Return intA + intB
IntA = 0
IntB = 0
End Function
A) 0
B) 5
C) 10
D) 13
Q2) 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) Which of the following is not true about a form's class declaration?
A) It contains a detailed description of a form.
B) It's similar to a blueprint for a house.
C) It creates an instance of the form.
D) It contains the form's event handlers.
Q2) 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
Q3) When creating a form in Visual Basic, code associated with that form is stored in a file with a _extension.
A) sln
B) proj
C) frm
D) vb
Q4) The last form created for a Windows Forms application is 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 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
Q2) This property of a control allows it be positioned a specified distance from the outside edge of the form.
A) dock
B) anchor
C) attach
D) secure
Q3) Which of the following statements defines a two-dimensional Integer array named intTwoDArray with 6 rows and 4 columns?
A) Dim intTwoDArray5, 3) As Integer
B) Dim intTwoDArray3, 5) As Integer
C) Dim intTwoDArray6, 4) As Integer
D) Dim intTwoDArray4, 6) As Integer
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Chapter 9: Files, Printing, and Structures
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Q1) The StreamWriter's CreateText method will ___.
A) create a new file or replace an existing one
B) append text at the end of the existing file
C) insert text at the beginning of the file
D) maintain the data for an existing file
Q2) This method places an item of data in a file without terminating the line.
A) WriteLine
B) ReadLine
C) Append
D) Write
Q3) 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
Q4) The FontDialog control allows the user to determine the .
A) Font
B) Font Style
C) Font Size
D) all of the above
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Chapter 10: Working With Databases
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Q1) Which statement does NOT accurately describe a database row?
A) A row contains related data about a single item such as a department.
B) A row contains one or more fields.
C) When discussing a table, we refer to the rows by name.
D) A row is part of a database table.
Q2) A table adapter's method is used to add a new row to a table.
A) Add
B) Append
C) Insert
D) Update
Q3) Which table adapter method reads data from the database into the dataset?
A) Fill
B) Read
C) Select
D) Retrieve
Q4) All of the following are true about SQL except .
A) SQL provides a standard means of interacting with a database.
B) SQL consists of several keywords.
C) SQL stands for "Sequenced Query Language"
D) SQL is an industry-standard language.
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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) 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
Q3) All of the following are browsers your Web pages should be tested with except .
A) Chrome
B) WebPro
C) Safari
D) Firefox
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Chapter 12: Classes, Collections, and Inheritance
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Q1) A _defines a special type of class member that contains Get and Set sections.
A) method
B) constructor
C) property procedure
D) member variable
Q2) It's possible to access the items in a collection using .
A) an integer index of the item to be retrieved
B) the Item method to retrieve an item with a specific key value
C) a For Each loop
D) all of the above
Q3) You can __ a method or property procedure found in the base class by adding one with the same name to a derived class.
A) Overrule
B) Substitute
C) Inherit
D) Override
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