Chapter 1 - An Introduction to Visual Basic 2010

Question 1

Button Control

Answer 1

the control commonly used to perform an immediate action when clicked

Question 2

Camel Case

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Class Definition

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Class Name List Box

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Code

Answer 5

program instructions

Question 6

Component Tray

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Controls

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Dot Member Access Operator

Answer 8

a period; used to indicate a hierarchy

Question 9

Event Procedure

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Events

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Executable File

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Form File

Answer 12

a file that contains the code associated with a Windows form

Question 13

Form

Answer 13

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

Question 14

GUI

Answer 14

graphical user interface

Question 15

Keyword

Answer 15

a word that has a special meaning in a programming language

Question 16

Label Control

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Method Name List Box

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Method

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Namespace

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Object Box

Answer 20

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

Question 21

OOP

Answer 21

acronym for object-oriented programming

Question 22

Picture Box Control

Answer 22

the control used to display an image on a form

Question 23

Point

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Procedure Footer

Answer 24

the last line in a procedure

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Procedure Header

Answer 25

the first line in a procedurey

Question 26

Properties List

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Properties Window

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Properties

Answer 28

the attributes that control an object’s appearance and behavior

Question 29

Reference Control

Answer 29

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

Question 30

Run Time

Answer 30

the state of an application while it is running

Question 31

Settings Box

Answer 31

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

Question 32

Solution Explorer Window

Answer 32

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

Question 33

Source File

Answer 33

a file that contains code

Question 34

Startup Form

Answer 34

the form that appears automatically when an application is started

Question 35

Sub Procedure

Answer 35

a block of code that performs a specific task

Question 36

Syntax

Answer 36

the rules of a programming language

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Timer Control

Answer 37

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

Question 38

Toolbox Window

Answer 38

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

Question 39

Toolbox

Answer 39

refers to the Toolbox Window

Question 40

Windows Form Designer Window

Answer 40

the window in which you create an application’s GUI

Question 41

Windows Form Object

Answer 41

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