Chapter 1
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
____ 1. All of the following are major hardware components of a typical
computer system except ______.
a. Main Memory
b. CPU
c. Operating System
d. secondary storage
____ 2. You can think of ____________ as the computer’s work area.
a. the CPU
b. main memory
c. secondary storage
d. the desktop
____ 3. Application software refers to programs that ___________.
a. manage the computer’s hardware devices
b. controls the computers input/output
c. performs diagnostic tests on secondary storage
d. make the computer useful to the user
____ 4. The purpose of an algorithm is to ____________.
a. analyze the nature of a problem
b. list a set of steps to solve a problem
c. understand what a programming language does
d. list the elements needed for the user interface
____ 5. The CPU processes instructions written only in this language.
a. Java
b. pseudo code
c. machine language
d. Visual Basic
____ 6. ____________ were invented to make the process of encoding an algorithm
in machine language easier.
a. Programming languages
b. Variables
c. Output devices
d. Graphical user interfaces
____ 7. An object in Visual Basic ____________.
a. is also referred to as an event handler
b. is an attribute of a control
c. is an action performed by a method
d. contains data called properties
____ 8. A word that has a specific meaning in a programming language is called
______________.
a. a keyword
b. an operator
c. a variable
d. a comment
____ 9. Which of the following is NOT an example of an event in Visual Basic?
a. clicking a button
,b. dragging a control to a form from the tool box
c. changing contents of a textbox
d. clicking a control
____ 10. When creating a Visual Basic desktop application, the last thing you
will do is ____________.
a. correct runtime errors
b. create the forms
c. write code for even procedures
d. correct syntax errors
____ 11. Programs should use comments (remarks) to __________________.
a. help the human reader of the program
b. make a program run more efficiently
c. make the code run faster
d. make the program smaller in size
____ 12. Flowcharts are used to _________________________.
a. determine the controls required for a program
b. describe the programs input and output
c. graphically depict the flow of a method
d. check for syntax errors
____ 13. How would you display the Designer window if it is not visible in your
project?
a. Press Shift+F9 on the keyboard
b. Click the Designer option on the VIEW menu
c. Press Ctrl+Alt+D on the keyboard
d. Click View Designer on the EDIT menu
____ 14. The Auto Hide feature ____________________.
enables the programmer to hide a control on a form
permanently removes the toolbox from the Visual Basic environment
hides the controls on a form until the programmer changes the status
causes a window to display as a tab along the edge of Visual Studio
____ 15. The standard toolbar ___________________________.
a. allows the programmer to place controls on the form
b. contains buttons that execute frequently used commands
c. is difficult to use, since you must remember the commands
d. allows the programmer to create user defined controls
____ 16. What is the purpose of the Toolbox?
a. To design user defined methods.
b. To select controls and place on an application’s form
c. To select event procedures associated with a control
d. To select methods to be placed on the form
____ 17. How do you display a ToolTip?
a. single-click a button on the toolbar
b. double-click a button on the toolbar
c. hold the mouse pointer over a toolbar button for a few seconds
d. tab to the button on the toolbar so that it has the focus
____ 18. A variable _________________.
a. performs various operations on data
b. is a set of programming statements to perform a specific task
c. is a storage location in memory represented by a name
d. is a key element of the graphical user interface
,____ 19. Why is it necessary to run a program using test data for input?
a. To be sure that there are no syntax errors in the program.
b. To verify that programming language elements are used correctly.
c. To verify the application produces correct results.
d. To see if the flowchart is correct.
____ 20. A TextBox control ________________.
a. is used to describe other controls on the form
b. can be used to display graphical images
c. has the same function as a label control
d. accepts text entered by the user
____ 21. Which of the following is an example of a binary number?
a. 324
b. 123
c. 101
d. 202
____ 22. The part of a program that users see and work with is known as the
____________.
a. algorithm
b. properties
c. methods
d. user interface
____ 23. In Visual Basic we work with objects, which have ________________.
a. programmer preference
b. projects and solutions
c. classes and actions
d. properties and methods
____ 24. Which is considered a valid step for developing a Visual Basic
application?
a. Determine event handlers needed for each control.
b. Determine the controls needed.
c. Create a flowchart of the code.
d. all of the above
____ 25. The most common form of secondary storage is ________________.
a. a disk drive
b. the CPU
c. RAM
d. all of the above
____ 26. A form is a ____________.
a. window in which other controls may be placed
b. box that displays text that cannot be changed by the user
c. piece of data that determines a characteristic of a control
d. control that displays a graphic image
____ 27. Any control ____________ should have a descriptive, programmer-defined
name.
a. used in a form
b. whose name appears in a programming statement
c. that is a label
d. with a text property
____ 28. If you wish to display text which cannot be modified by the user, use
, the ____________.
a. TextBox control
b. Label control
c. Caption control
d. Name control
____ 29. Which of the following is an example of a control?
a. Form
b. TextBox
c. Button
d. all of the above
____ 30. A programming statement must refer to a control by its __________
property.
a. Text
b. Identifier
c. Name
d. Form
____ 31. Microsoft Visual Basic is an object-oriented programming language.
True
False
____ 32. Application software manages the computer’s hardware devices.
True
False
____ 33. A control is an object that usually appears in a program’s graphical
user interface.
True
False
____ 34. Pseudocode is a combination of programming language and machine code.
True
False
_____35. Properties determine the visual appearance of a control.
True
False
_____36. Control names may begin with a letter or a number.
True
False
_____37. Control names may not contain spaces.
True
False
_____38. Which of the following is NOT a Visual Basic control?
Form
TextBox
Algorithm
Label
_____39. Which of the following adheres to the naming conventions for a text box
control?
lblHoursWorked
txthoursworked
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
____ 1. All of the following are major hardware components of a typical
computer system except ______.
a. Main Memory
b. CPU
c. Operating System
d. secondary storage
____ 2. You can think of ____________ as the computer’s work area.
a. the CPU
b. main memory
c. secondary storage
d. the desktop
____ 3. Application software refers to programs that ___________.
a. manage the computer’s hardware devices
b. controls the computers input/output
c. performs diagnostic tests on secondary storage
d. make the computer useful to the user
____ 4. The purpose of an algorithm is to ____________.
a. analyze the nature of a problem
b. list a set of steps to solve a problem
c. understand what a programming language does
d. list the elements needed for the user interface
____ 5. The CPU processes instructions written only in this language.
a. Java
b. pseudo code
c. machine language
d. Visual Basic
____ 6. ____________ were invented to make the process of encoding an algorithm
in machine language easier.
a. Programming languages
b. Variables
c. Output devices
d. Graphical user interfaces
____ 7. An object in Visual Basic ____________.
a. is also referred to as an event handler
b. is an attribute of a control
c. is an action performed by a method
d. contains data called properties
____ 8. A word that has a specific meaning in a programming language is called
______________.
a. a keyword
b. an operator
c. a variable
d. a comment
____ 9. Which of the following is NOT an example of an event in Visual Basic?
a. clicking a button
,b. dragging a control to a form from the tool box
c. changing contents of a textbox
d. clicking a control
____ 10. When creating a Visual Basic desktop application, the last thing you
will do is ____________.
a. correct runtime errors
b. create the forms
c. write code for even procedures
d. correct syntax errors
____ 11. Programs should use comments (remarks) to __________________.
a. help the human reader of the program
b. make a program run more efficiently
c. make the code run faster
d. make the program smaller in size
____ 12. Flowcharts are used to _________________________.
a. determine the controls required for a program
b. describe the programs input and output
c. graphically depict the flow of a method
d. check for syntax errors
____ 13. How would you display the Designer window if it is not visible in your
project?
a. Press Shift+F9 on the keyboard
b. Click the Designer option on the VIEW menu
c. Press Ctrl+Alt+D on the keyboard
d. Click View Designer on the EDIT menu
____ 14. The Auto Hide feature ____________________.
enables the programmer to hide a control on a form
permanently removes the toolbox from the Visual Basic environment
hides the controls on a form until the programmer changes the status
causes a window to display as a tab along the edge of Visual Studio
____ 15. The standard toolbar ___________________________.
a. allows the programmer to place controls on the form
b. contains buttons that execute frequently used commands
c. is difficult to use, since you must remember the commands
d. allows the programmer to create user defined controls
____ 16. What is the purpose of the Toolbox?
a. To design user defined methods.
b. To select controls and place on an application’s form
c. To select event procedures associated with a control
d. To select methods to be placed on the form
____ 17. How do you display a ToolTip?
a. single-click a button on the toolbar
b. double-click a button on the toolbar
c. hold the mouse pointer over a toolbar button for a few seconds
d. tab to the button on the toolbar so that it has the focus
____ 18. A variable _________________.
a. performs various operations on data
b. is a set of programming statements to perform a specific task
c. is a storage location in memory represented by a name
d. is a key element of the graphical user interface
,____ 19. Why is it necessary to run a program using test data for input?
a. To be sure that there are no syntax errors in the program.
b. To verify that programming language elements are used correctly.
c. To verify the application produces correct results.
d. To see if the flowchart is correct.
____ 20. A TextBox control ________________.
a. is used to describe other controls on the form
b. can be used to display graphical images
c. has the same function as a label control
d. accepts text entered by the user
____ 21. Which of the following is an example of a binary number?
a. 324
b. 123
c. 101
d. 202
____ 22. The part of a program that users see and work with is known as the
____________.
a. algorithm
b. properties
c. methods
d. user interface
____ 23. In Visual Basic we work with objects, which have ________________.
a. programmer preference
b. projects and solutions
c. classes and actions
d. properties and methods
____ 24. Which is considered a valid step for developing a Visual Basic
application?
a. Determine event handlers needed for each control.
b. Determine the controls needed.
c. Create a flowchart of the code.
d. all of the above
____ 25. The most common form of secondary storage is ________________.
a. a disk drive
b. the CPU
c. RAM
d. all of the above
____ 26. A form is a ____________.
a. window in which other controls may be placed
b. box that displays text that cannot be changed by the user
c. piece of data that determines a characteristic of a control
d. control that displays a graphic image
____ 27. Any control ____________ should have a descriptive, programmer-defined
name.
a. used in a form
b. whose name appears in a programming statement
c. that is a label
d. with a text property
____ 28. If you wish to display text which cannot be modified by the user, use
, the ____________.
a. TextBox control
b. Label control
c. Caption control
d. Name control
____ 29. Which of the following is an example of a control?
a. Form
b. TextBox
c. Button
d. all of the above
____ 30. A programming statement must refer to a control by its __________
property.
a. Text
b. Identifier
c. Name
d. Form
____ 31. Microsoft Visual Basic is an object-oriented programming language.
True
False
____ 32. Application software manages the computer’s hardware devices.
True
False
____ 33. A control is an object that usually appears in a program’s graphical
user interface.
True
False
____ 34. Pseudocode is a combination of programming language and machine code.
True
False
_____35. Properties determine the visual appearance of a control.
True
False
_____36. Control names may begin with a letter or a number.
True
False
_____37. Control names may not contain spaces.
True
False
_____38. Which of the following is NOT a Visual Basic control?
Form
TextBox
Algorithm
Label
_____39. Which of the following adheres to the naming conventions for a text box
control?
lblHoursWorked
txthoursworked
