Introduction to Software Development
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Course Introduction
Introduction to Software Development provides students with a foundational understanding of the principles, methodologies, and tools used in creating software applications. The course covers key concepts such as the software development lifecycle, requirements gathering, design principles, coding standards, testing, debugging, and documentation. Students will gain hands-on experience with a high-level programming language, work collaboratively on projects, and develop problem-solving skills essential for modern software engineering. By the end of the course, students will be equipped with the knowledge and practical skills necessary to participate in and contribute to software development projects.
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Starting out with Visual C# 4th Edition by Tony Gaddis
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers and Programming
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Q1) Each keyword in a high-level language has a specific meaning and cannot be used for any other purpose.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Instead of using binary numbers for instructions, assembly language uses short words known as ____________.
A) mnemonics
B) keywords
C) operators
D) terms
Answer: A
Q3) The ____________ is the part of a computer's hardware that executes each instruction in a program.
A) CPU
B) software
C) main memory
D) programming language
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Introduction to Visual C#
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Q1) Code containers, such as namespaces, classes, and methods, use ____________ to enclose code.
A) braces ({})
B) asterisks (**)
C) parentheses (())
D) brackets ([])
Answer: A
Q2) Control names are also known as ____________, the same term used for variables in programs.
A) tags
B) identifiers
C) values
D) labels
Answer: B
Q3) Because the Label control's Text property can accept only strings, you cannot display a number in a label.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Processing Data
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Q1) A variable of the ____________ data type can hold any sequence of characters, such as a person's name, address, or password.
A) int
B) double
C) string
D) decimal
Answer: C
Q2) The using System; directive is required for any program that uses the Parse methods.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Assuming a string variable named city has already been declared, which one of the following statements assigns the string literal "Vienna" to the variable?
A) "Vienna" = city;
B) city + "Vienna";
C) city("Vienna");
D) city = "Vienna";
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Making Decisions
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Q1) RadioButton controls have a Text property, which hold the text that is displayed next to the radio button's circle.
A)True B)False
Q2) You should use try-catch statements primarily for exceptions that are beyond your control.
A)True B)False
Q3) If you are writing an if statement that has only one conditionally executed statement, you must enclose the conditionally executed statement in curly braces.
A)True
B)False
Q4) When displaying an item from a ListBox, you have to call the SelectedItem property's ToString method to retrieve the value as a string.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 5: Loops, Files, and Random Numbers
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Q1) You can call a Random object's ____________ method to get a random floating-point number between 0.0 and 1.0.
A) GetDouble
B) NextFloat
C) NextDouble
D) DoubleRand
Q2) To ____________ a variable means to decrease its value by 1.
A) subtract
B) increment
C) decrement
D) supplement
Q3) If the user clicks the Open button, the OpenFileDialog control's ShowDialog method returns the value ____________.
A) Result.True
B) DialogResult.OK
C) DialogResult.Open
D) Result.OpenFile
Q4) You can only add values of the string data type to a ListBox control.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Modularizing Your Code with Methods
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Q1) void methods are useful for simplifying complex conditions that are tested in decision and repetition structures.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A mathematical expression such as A * B cannot be passed as an argument to a method containing a value parameter.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which one of the following statements correctly calls a method named ShowName?
A) private void ShowName()
B) ShowName();
C) Call.ShowName();
D) ShowName;
Q4) The debugger's Step Over command lets you view all statements inside a method being called by the current program statement.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Arrays and Lists
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Q1) The storage locations in an array are known as ____________.
A) values
B) sectors
C) compartments
D) elements
Q2) If you want to make a separate copy of an array, you must create the second array in memory and then copy the individual elements of the first array to the second. This is known as a deep copy.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What special value are the elements of an array of reference type objects equal to by default?
A) 0
B) void
C) 1
D) null
Q4) An array and the variable that references it hold the same value.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: More About Processing Data
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Q1) Look at the following code sample: enum Flavor { Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate } Flavor iceCreamFlavor = Flavor.Strawberry; MessageBox.Show(iceCreamFlavor + " is my favorite!");
Which one of the following strings will be displayed in the message box?
A) Flavor.Strawberry is my favorite!
B) iceCreamFlavor is my favorite!
C) Strawberry is my favorite!
D) iceCreamFlavor + is my favorite!
Q2) Once you have created an instance of a structure, you can access its fields using the dot operator (a period).
A)True
B)False
Q3) You can convert an enumerator to its underlying integer type by using a(n)
A) binary operator
B) cast operator
C) reference variable
D) assignment statement
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Chapter 9: Classes and Multiform Projects
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Q1) You create a class by writing a(n) ____________.
A) class declaration
B) object specification
C) preprocessor directive
D) code blueprint
Q2) All of the nouns that appear in the problem description should become classes.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Constructors cannot be overloaded, which means a class can have only one constructor.
A)True
B)False
Q4) When you add additional forms to a project, you add additional ____________, which are stored in their own source code files.
A) classes
B) objects
C) methods
D) events
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Chapter 10: Inheritance and Polymorphism
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Q1) When a derived class method has the same name as a base class method, it is often said that the derived class method ____________ the base class method.
A) shadows
B) mimics
C) overrides
D) terminates
Q2) When you want to make sure a specific constructor from the base class is used, the derived class constructor must explicitly call the base class constructor using the
A) base keyword
B) const keyword
C) Override method
D) out parameter
Q3) Only methods in a derived class can directly access the base class's private members.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Databases
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Q1) If you wish to sort the results of an SQL Select query, you can use the ____________.
A) Order By clause
B) List keyword
C) Index method
D) @ operator
Q2) When developing applications that work with an intensive amount of data, most developers prefer to use a database management system.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A ____________ is a set of individual controls that are bound to the columns in a single row. For example, it might display multiple data items for a single student.
A) Details view
B) Multi-viewer
C) Column browser
D) Row navigator
Q4) Data stored in a database table is organized into rows and columns.
A)True
B)False
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