Software Development Principles
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Course Introduction
This course introduces students to the foundational principles of software development, focusing on the methodologies, tools, and best practices essential for designing, developing, testing, and maintaining high-quality software systems. Students will explore topics such as software life cycles, project management, requirements analysis, software architecture, modularity, version control, and documentation. Through hands-on projects and collaborative exercises, learners will gain practical experience with modern development environments, emphasizing ethical considerations, teamwork, and effective communication in software engineering.
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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) When a computer is performing the tasks that a program tells it to do, we say that the computer is running, or ____________ the program.
A) compiling
B) processing
C) executing
D) reading
Answer: C
Q2) A ____________object appears on a form as a button with a caption written across its face.
A) Button
B) Banner
C) Checkbox
D) Frame
Answer: A
Q3) A computer is not a single device but is a system of devices that all work together.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Introduction to Visual C
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Q1) The PictureBox control's ____________ property specifies how the control's image is to be displayed.
A) DisplayMode
B) Visible
C) SizeMode
D) Render
Answer: C
Q2) The ____________ shows a description of the error, the source code file that contains the error, the line number and column number of the error, and the name of the project.
A) Debug dialog box
B) Crash pop up
C) Error List window
D) Just In Time debugger
Answer: C
Q3) The standard Windows close button is the only way to close an application you create with Visual Studio.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Processing Data
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Q1) The C# language provides many data types for storing fundamental types of data, such as strings, integers, and real numbers.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) It is usually best to break a long statement into multiple lines.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Any operation that can be performed on a string can be performed on a control's Text property.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) A Panel's border can be specified by its BorderStyle property.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Making Decisions
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Q1) RadioButton controls are grouped depending on the container in which they are placed.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Because the TryParse methods return either, they are commonly called as the Boolean expression in an if statement.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A string can be converted to a decimal with the ____________ method.
A) decimal.ParseString
B) decimal.ToString
C) Try.Parse(decimal)
D) decimal.TryParse
Q4) When the user selects an item in a ListBox, the item is stored in the ListBox's ____________ property.
A) Checked
B) SelectedValue
C) DataSelection
D) SelectedItem
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Chapter 5: Loops, Files, and Random Numbers
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Q1) The decrement operator is ____________.
A) +=
B) --
C) -=
D) ++
Q2) In most circumstances you should avoid writing infinite loops.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The ____________ is a posttest loop, which means it performs an iteration before testing its Boolean expression.
A) for loop
B) while loop
C) do-while loop
D) do-before loop
Q4) Each time the loop executes its statement or statements, we say the loop is iterating, or performing a(n) ____________.
A) cycle
B) pass
C) execution
D) iteration
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Chapter 6: Modularizing Your Code With Methods
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Q1) The top-down design process is sometimes called stepwise refinement.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When working with value-returning methods, the data type of the value that the method returns is commonly called the method's ____________.
A) method value
B) named type
C) assigned value
D) return type
Q3) In a general sense, a class is a collection of statements that performs a specific task.
A)True
B)False
Q4) When a method is declared with the private access modifier, it can be called only by code inside the same class as the method.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Arrays and Lists
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Q1) If you provide an initialization list when declaring an array, you can leave out the size declarator, but you cannot leave out the new operator and its subsequent expression.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The ____________ uses a loop to sequentially step through an array, starting with the first element.
A) sequential search algorithm
B) top-down algorithm
C) simple search algorithm
D) basic array traversal algorithm
Q3) Because arrays are always passed ____________, a method that receives an array as an argument has access to the actual array.
A) by value
B) globally
C) in memory
D) by reference
Q4) Arrays are reference type objects.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: More About Processing Data
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Q1) When you add a structure instance to a List, the List will contain a copy of the object.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A structure declaration does not create anything in memory.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The ____________ method returns true if the string object starts with the substring or false otherwise.
A) Contains
B) TrimStart
C) StartsWith
D) IndexOf
Q4) A string within a string is called a(n) ____________.
A) thread
B) nested string
C) strand
D) substring
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Chapter 9: Classes and Multiform Projects
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Q1) When an accessor contains only a single statement, many programmers prefer to write the entire accessor in one line of code.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When you create an array of a class type, each element of the array will be initialized with the value ____________ by default.
A) 0
B) null
C) false
D) void
Q3) Because classes are reference types, objects that instances of a class are always passed by reference.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The ____________ is a method that returns the property's value.
A) Me method
B) get accessor
C) Show method
D) this.Value method
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Chapter 10: Inheritance and Polymorphism
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Q1) A class that is not intended to be instantiated but is to be used only as a base class is called a concrete class.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When you create a derived class, the base class constructor is executed first, and then the derived class constructor is executed.
A)True
B)False
Q3) When an "is a" relationship exists between objects, it means that the specialized object has all of the characteristics of the general object, plus additional characteristics that make it special.
A)True
B)False
Q4) When designing an object-oriented program, the best approach is to write a base class to hold all the general data about an object and then write derived classes for each specific type of object.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Databases
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Q1) Once the data is stored using the database management system, applications may be written in ____________ to communicate with the DBMS.
A) Java
B) C#
C) Visual Basic
D) any of these
Q2) A ____________ is a complete set of information about a single item in a table.
A) bit
B) column
C) cell
D) row
Q3) When you use Visual Studio to create a database, the database file will be created in the project folder.
A)True
B)False
Q4) It is possible to change the type of control that a column is bound to in a Details view.
A)True
B)False
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