Module 2 Flashcards
Logical groupings of program methods to organize a program
Modules
Programming language statements in a program before they are compiled into the code that is actually used by the computer
Source Code
One or more projects grouped together to form a program
Solution
Words which are reserved by Visual Basic which cannot be used as variable names as they are definitions used by VB
Keyword
Used to allow the user to view source files
Solution Explorer
Graphical User Interface
GUI
Used to declare a variable which will be used in the program Identified by the keyword Dim
Declaration
Assist in improving the readability of the code
Comment
Integrated Development Environment
IDE
File which ends in .vb and contains the programmer-readable code
VB file
Contains the Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL) which is used by the computer to run the program. Ends with .exe.
Executable
The set of instructions which allows computers to process data
Computer Program
The group of files which make up a program
Project
Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
BASIC
Two types are subroutines and functions which are used to perform a common task
Methods