Introduction to Programming with Visual Basic
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Course Introduction
This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of programming using Visual Basic. Through hands-on exercises and real-world examples, students will learn the basics of algorithm development, problem-solving, and structured programming. Key topics include variables, data types, control structures (such as decision-making and loops), procedures, functions, and error handling. The course also covers graphical user interface (GUI) design, allowing students to develop interactive Windows applications. By the end of the course, participants will be able to design, write, test, and debug Visual Basic programs, equipping them with a strong foundation for further study in 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) All of the following are major hardware components of a typical computer system except ______.
A) Main Memory
B) CPU
C) Operating System
D) secondary storage
Answer: C
Q2) Control names may begin with a letter or a number.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) An object in Visual Basic ____________.
A) is also referred to as an event handler
B) is an attribute of a control
C) is an action performed by a method
D) contains data called properties
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Creating Applications With Visual Basic
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Q1) The ________________control uses a Label to display program status information and messages to the user.
A) LinkLabel
B) StatusStrip
C) ErrorProvider
D) TextBox
Answer: B
Q2) How do you make a Label control's text display bold characters?
A) Select Font from the View menu, and then select the label.
B) Select the Label in the designer, and click the ellipses button next to Font in the Solution Explorer window.
C) Select the Label in the designer, and click the ellipses button next to Font in the Properties window.
D) Select the Label control and set the BoldText property to True in the Properties window. Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Variables and Calculations
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Q1) When you declare a constant, you must assign it an initial value.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) All numeric and date data types have a ______method that returns a string representation of the contents of the variable.
A) Convert
B) String
C) ToString
D) ToText
Answer: C
Q3) 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) Suppose you want to determine whether a variable, decPayAmount, is between 1200 and 1400, inclusively. If it is, you want to set lblMessage text to "Pay amount is in the range". Which of the following code segments will accomplish this?
A) If decPayAmount < = 1200 And decPayAmount >= 1400 Then lblMessage.Text = "Pay amount is in the range"
End If
B) If decPayAmount < =1200 Or decPayAmount >= 1400 Then lblMessage.Text = "Pay amount is in the range"
End If
C) If decPayAmount >=1200 And decPayAmount < =1400 then lblMessage.Text = "Pay amount is in the range"
End If
D) If decPayAmount > 1200 Or decPayAmount < 1400 Then lblMessage.Text = "Pay amount is in the range"
End If
Q2) The expression <b>IsNumeric(13.75)</b> returns the value __________.
A) True
B) 1375
C) 14
D) 13.75
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Chapter 5: Lists and Loops
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Q1) Which of the following statements will assign a random number between 1 and 50 inclusive to <b>intNum</b>?
A) intNum = rand.Next(50) + 1
B) intNum = rand.Next(1, 50)
C) intNum = rand.Next(50)
D) intNum = rand.Next()
Q2) The <b>InputBox</b> function always returns a ______value.
A) Single
B) Double
C) Text
D) String
Q3) What will be the final value of intCount?
Dim intCount As Integer = 3
Do
IntCount += 6
Loop While intCount < 20
A) 20
B) 21
C) 15
D) 9
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Chapter 6: Procedures and Functions
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Q1) Which statement is not true regarding functions?
A) A function is a self-contained set of statements that can receive input values.
B) Visual Basic has many built-in functions such as CSng(txtInput.Text)
C) A function can only return a single value.
D) The same function can return several data types including integer, string, or double
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
Q3) Which of the following calls to the GetNumber procedure is not valid?
<b> Sub GetNumber(ByVal intNumber as Integer)
' (procedure body)
End Sub</b>
A) GetNumber(intX)
B) GetNumber(3 + 5 * 8 + intX)
C) GetNumber(intX + 3, intY)
D) GetNumber(CInt(txtNumber.Text))
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Chapter 7: Multiple Forms, Modules, and Menus
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Q1) Which of the following statements most accurately describes the Me keyword?
A) The Me keyword refers to the current instance of the form.
B) Me is another name for the Form Load event procedure.
C) The Me.Close() statement calls the Close method of a form named Me.
D) The Me keyword provides access to the controls of a form without naming the specific control.
Q2) When a VB application executes, its ______is automatically displayed.
A) main sub
B) startup form
C) event procedure
D) form load event
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) 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) What happens to most controls when the Enabled property is set to False?
A) The control responds to events generated by the user.
B) The control can receive the focus
C) The control appears grayed out, or dimmed
D) The control does not appear
Q2) Which of the following allows an application to automatically execute code at regular time intervals?
A) Timer Enabled Event
B) Interval Property
C) Timer Event
D) Timer control
Q3) Which of the following is the correct definition for a procedure that accepts a String array as an argument?
A) Private Sub ArrayParam(ByVal strStudents As String)
B) Public Sub ArrayParam(ByVal strStudents())
C) Sub ArrayParam(ByVal strStudents() As String)
D) Private Sub ArrayParam(ByRef strStudents As String)
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Chapter 9: Files, Printing, and Structure
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Q1) Which of the following statements are not true about text files?
A) contains plain text
B) cannot be viewed with an editor such as Notepad
C) is the simplest type of data file
D) known as a sequential-access file
Q2) The StreamReader object's ______is used to determine when the end of the file has been reached.
A) EndOfStream property
B) Poke method
C) EOF flag
D) FileEnd flag
Q3) Reports with columnar data should not use __________.
A) proportionally spaced fonts
B) the Courier New font
C) monospaced fonts
D) all of the above
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Chapter 10: Working With Databases
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Q1) Which table adapter method reads data from the database into the dataset?
A) Fill
B) Read
C) Select
D) Retrieve
Q2) A database _____________is organized into rows and columns.
A) grid
B) matrix
C) table
D) spreadsheet
Q3) A ____statement in SQL retrieves data from a database.
A) Select
B) Search
C) Find
D) SearchTable
Q4) _______allows you to query many types of data from virtually any source.
A) SQL
B) LINQ
C) OPENGL
D) DirectX
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Chapter 11: Developing Web Applications
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Q1) Web forms use a ________control to access a database and retrieve table rows.
A) DataSet
B) DataSource
C) DataDetails
D) Connection
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) The <b>DetailsView</b> control allows the user to do which of the following?
A) display multiple rows of a database table at the same time
B) connect to a data source
C) view but not edit the rows of a database
D) all of the above are true
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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) ______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
Q3) A variable declared inside a class is also known as a __________.
A) member variable
B) static variable
C) hidden variable
D) global variable
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