ict Flashcards

1
Q

This control is normally used as a description for other controls.

A

Label

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2
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The most common example of an application program for most people.

A

Windows Form Application

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3
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A template whose output can be read by a terminal or command line interface such as the Command Prompt.

A

Console Application

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4
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What do you call a template which contains code that can be accessed by several programs all the same time?

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Class Library

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5
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It is a broad term for any system, either physical or software based, that allows a user to connect with a given technology.

A

User Interface

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6
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This is the object found in the toolbox that you can drag and drop to your form.

A

Controls

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7
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The user normally clicks this control in order to “start” the program processing.

A

Button

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8
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This is an input field that allows the user to type in values.

A

Textbox

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9
Q

When you create a project in VB, your starting point for a VB.NET application is the ______________.

A

Form

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10
Q

Which of the following is not a control?
Dim
Text Box
Label

A

dim

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11
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Elements of Visual Basic.Net

A

Keywords
Identifier
Variable
Data Types

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12
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what are the data types

A

numeric and non numeric

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13
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reserved words in visual basic.net, these are
the commands that are being used and accepted.

A

keywords

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14
Q

these are the names given to variables in the
program

A

Identifier

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15
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temporary data container stored in memory,
it is a temporary storage location of data in a program

A

Variable

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16
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To declare a variable, the ________ statement is used.

A

dim

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17
Q

An ____________ is a signal that the user has done something with the
controls and the form.

A

event

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18
Q

Programs made in Visual Basic, or
those that can simply be called
“window” applications, are _________________

A

event-driven programs

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19
Q

Merging the Front End and Back
End Applications
To do this, you must do two things:

A
  • Assign the value of the Text Box to a
    variable.
  • Select the “Click” event for the button.
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20
Q

means that no other part of the code can see the code within
Private Sub and End Sub block other than the button.

A

Private

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21
Q

is a shortcut for subroutine, which tells Visual Basic that there are
lines of code following it that need to be executed.

A

Sub

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22
Q

is the event; in this case the specific event is for the button to
be clicked.

A

_Click()

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23
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signifies the end of the subroutine code block

A

End Sub

24
Q

_________ use machine code as the common language to understand each other.

A

computers

25
Q

Machine code is difficult to understand because it is expressed in a ________number system.

A

binary

26
Q

A switch that is on is represented as “” and the switch that is off, by “”.

A

1
0

27
Q

when was visual basic first released

A

1991

28
Q

this generation of programming languages also referred to as “high productivity language”

A

4th gen language

29
Q

what is 1st gen called

A

machine language

30
Q

what is 2nd gen language called

A

assembly language

31
Q

what is the 3rd gen language called

A

imperative

32
Q

what is 5th gen language called

A

logic language

33
Q

types of translators

A

compiler
interpreter

34
Q

what is the difference between compiler and interpreter

A

interpreter during execution- compiler before execution

35
Q

the starting point of visual basic applications are the _____________

A

form

36
Q

drop-down control that allows the user to select a value from a list of items

A

combo box

37
Q

we change the displayed text of a control by updating the property ___________

A

text

38
Q

objects from the toolbox that you can use to create the layout for your form

A

controls

39
Q

the term for adding and combining controls in a form is______________

A

drag and drop

40
Q

manners of giving instruction to a computer

A

computer programming

41
Q

6 parts of visual studio

A

toolbox
data source windows
windows form designer
solution explorer window
properties window
error list

42
Q

the collection of instructions executed by a computer to perform a specific task

A

computer program

43
Q

COMPONENTS of visual studio

A

source code editor
build automation tools
compilers and interpreters
error debugger

44
Q

its programmers have a specific set of mnemonics which can be translated by a program to machine language

A

Second Generation Language

45
Q

is an integrated development environment (IDE) that is used to develop computer programs running under the Microsoft Windows environment such as the Windows Operating System, Windows Mobile, and Microsoft Silverlight. Being an IDE, it comes with four components designed for ease of programming development.

A

Visual Studio

46
Q

Visual Basic started as a drag-and-drop shell prototype named___________

A

Tripod

47
Q

is the canvas of the Visual Basic application

A

Windows Form Designer

48
Q

This lists the solution name, project name, and all forms and modules used in the project.

A

Solution Explorer Window

49
Q

This displays the properties associated with an object.

A

Properties Windows

50
Q

This houses several tabs that represent the controls that can be used in your application.

A

Toolbox

51
Q

a window “that displays the data sources in your project

A

Data Sources Window

52
Q

the most helpful window for developers since it shows the messages or errors that caused the application to fail after it has been compiled.

A

Error List

53
Q

This is the template for the traditional stand-alone window-based forms programs.

A

Windows Form Application

54
Q

WPF stands for

A

Windows Presentation Foundation.

55
Q

This is a program whose output can be read by a terminal or command line interface such as the Command Prompt program found in Windows operating System.

A

Console Application

56
Q

is used to create a Dynamic Link Library (DLL), which contains code that can be accessed by several programs all at the same time.

A

Class Library

57
Q

This is similar to WPF Applications but rather than having a stand-alone windows client, this uses the Internet browser to run.

A

WPF Browser