Chapter 1 - An Introduction to Visual Basic 2010 Flashcards

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Button Control

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the control commonly used to perform an immediate action when clicked

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Camel Case

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used when entering object names in Hungarian notation; the practice of entering the object’s ID characters in lowercase and then capitalizing the first letter of each subsequent word in the name

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Class Definition

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a block of code that specifies (or defines) an object’s appearance and behavior

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Class Name List Box

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appears in the Code Editor window; lists the names of the objects included in the user interface

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Code

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program instructions

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Component Tray

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a special area in the IDE; stores controls that do not appear in the interface during run time

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Controls

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objects (such as a label, picture box, or button) added to a form

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Dot Member Access Operator

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a period; used to indicate a hierarchy

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Event Procedure

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a set of Visual Basic instructions that tell an object how to respond to clicking

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Events

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actions to which an object can respond; examples include clicking and double-clicking

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Executable File

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a file that can be run outside of the Visual Studio IDE, such as from the Run dialog box in Windows; the file has an .exe extension on its filename

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Form File

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a file that contains the code associated with a Windows form

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Form

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the foundation for the user interface in a Windows application; also called a Windows Form object

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GUI

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graphical user interface

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Keyword

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a word that has a special meaning in a programming language

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Label Control

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the control used to display text that the user is not allowed to edit while an application is running

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Method Name List Box

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appears in the Code Editor window; lists the events to which the selected object is capable of responding

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Method

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a predefined Visual Basic procedure that you can call (invoke) when needed

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Namespace

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a block of memory cells inside the computer; contains the code that defines a group of related classes

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Object Box

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the section of the Properties window that contains the name of the selected object

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OOP

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acronym for object-oriented programming

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Picture Box Control

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the control used to display an image on a form

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Point

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used to measure font size; 1/72 of an inch

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Procedure Footer

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the last line in a procedure

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Procedure Header

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the first line in a procedurey

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Properties List

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the section of the Properties window that lists the names of the properties associated with the selected object, as well as each property’s value

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Properties Window

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the window that lists an object’s attributes (properties)

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Properties

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the attributes that control an object’s appearance and behavior

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Reference Control

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the first control selected in a group of controls; this is the control whose size and/or location you want the other selected controls to match

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Run Time

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the state of an application while it is running

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Settings Box

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the right column of the Properties list; displays each property’s current value (setting)

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Solution Explorer Window

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the window that displays a list of the projects contained in the current solution and the items contained in each project

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Source File

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a file that contains code

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Startup Form

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the form that appears automatically when an application is started

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Sub Procedure

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a block of code that performs a specific task

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Syntax

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the rules of a programming language

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Timer Control

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the control used to process code at one or more regular intervals

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Toolbox Window

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the window that contains the tools used when creating an interface; each tool represents a class; referred to more simply as the toolbox

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Toolbox

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refers to the Toolbox Window

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Windows Form Designer Window

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the window in which you create an application’s GUI

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Windows Form Object

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the foundation for the user interface in a Windows application; referred to more simply as a form