ICT Flashcards
What does composition mean?
The layout of a design. It is the look and feel of an application.
What 4 factors would need to be considered to ensure you have a successful GUI layout?
1) positioning of controls
2) layout of all the objects
3) use of white space, simplicity of design
4) the look and feel of the application of form design
What positive impact can a good user interface have for your application?
Necessary to ensure that the more important elements are obvious to the user. Important features or factors or information are given more prominence. Easier for the intended audience to use. Visually appealing - keep target audience interested. Logically grouping information or tasks or objects will help the user interact with your application.
List 4 elements that should be consistent in a design.
1) controls should be standard in size
2) consistency if different forms should be made
3) font choices should be the same
4) properties of controls should be the same
Name 2 elements that do not have to remain consistent within the application.
1) frames
2) input text boxes don’t have to be same size
With regard to the design element colour, name 4 points that need to be considered or may help enhance your form design.
1) adds visual appeal
2) consider your target audience
3) be aware of cultural significance
4) convey mood
What is the programming languages hierarchy?
OBJECT ORIENTATED
PROCEDURAL CODE
ASSEMBLER CODE
MACHINE CODE
What type of programming language is Visual Basic? List 2 advantages using this type of programming language.
Object Orientated
Adv. 1- easy to use as it is already set up for you
Adv. 2- professional looking code
When using a programming language, what is meant by the term event driven?
Code can only be executed in these situations when an object is given user input.
What does enabling macros allow you to do when your open your spreadsheet in excel?
Edit and run your code in Visual Basic.
What steps do you need to go through to include the developer tab in on your ribbon in excel?
A) go to file menu
B) click on options
C) click on customise ribbon
D) tick the developer option and press ok
In a diagram, the values for % and grade have not appeared, even though all coding is correct. What must you do to see the values in this form?
Run the program.
What steps must you take to make your toolbox reappear?
1) click on view menu
2) click toolbox
What must you do when entering a name for a text box?
Leave no spaces in the object name.
Your dickhead friend snaked to call a text box “text box”. Why can’t they do this?
It has no relevance.
What are the 3 advantages of using a frame?
1) when you move the frame, all the objects in the frame move with it
2) set visible properties to false, everything inside frame will be deleted
3) if you delete the frame, everything inside the frame will be deleted
Name the tools and controls of a toolbox.
1) label
2) text box
3) command button
4) image
To format several labels at once, what must you do before your change any of the properties?
Select all the labels and go to the properties window.
Name and outline the function of the buttons numbered below.
1) folder - inserts or shows folder
2) view object - shows the form and objects
3) view code - shows the code for the form
To align the text within the individual labels to the centre, what property of the label will need to be changed? Explain what this property does.
The text align property - will align text horizontally in a label.
If you wanted to change the colour of the text results for a frame, what property would you use/change?
Fore colour.
In an image, what would the property be called the create a blue colour in the background?
Backcolour.
In a code, range (“B6”) value represents what cell in the spreadsheet?
Column B, row 6.
