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Q: The name of an object must begin with a letter and can contain only letters, numbers, and the underscore character.

Q: The programmer uses an object's location to refer to the object in code.

Q: Every interface needs a control that allows the user to end the application.

Q: In most interfaces, output items appear in label controls, because users should not be able to edit the value of an output item while an application is running.

Q: A Text box provides an area for the user to enter data.

Q: When designing an interface for a problem, you should only examine its output items.

Q: You can use the ____ menu to open an existing solution. a. Open File b. Start Project c. File d. Open Page

Q: You close a solution using the ____ option on the File menu. a. Close Solution b. End Solution c. Close Project d. End Project

Q: To unlock all of the controls, ____-click the form, and then click Lock Controls on the context menu. a. double b. triple c. left d. right

Q: You can unlock a control by changing its ____ property to False. a. Safe b. Protected c. Locked d. Set Position

Q: If you need to move a control after you have locked the controls in place, you can change the control's ____ property setting in the Properties window. a. Location b. Site c. Place d. Position

Q: Before you can use the Format menu to make the picture boxes the same size, you first must ____ them. a. acknowledge b. select c. delete d. highlight

Q: Using the format menu, you can use the ____ option to make two or more controls the same width and/or height. a. Duplicate Size b. Same Size c. Make Same d. Make Same Size

Q: Using the format menu, the ____ option allows you to align two or more controls by their left, right, top, or bottom borders. a. Location b. LineUp c. Align d. Match

Q: In a task box, each task in the list is associated with one or more ____. a. properties b. projects c. actions d. objects

Q: The ____ property specifies how an image is displayed. a. Display b. Mode c. Size d. SizeMode

Q: The ____ property specifies the name of the file containing the image to display. a. Image b. File c. Image Display d. Display

Q: For most of the elements in an interface created for an application running under Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Vista, you will use the ____-point size of the font. a. 9 b. 10 c. 11 d. 12

Q: You use a(n) ____ to display an image on the form. a. picture box b. tool box c. image box d. picture frame

Q: You add the controls to the form using the tools contained in the ____ window. a. FormTool b. Form c. Tool d. Toolbox

Q: The objects added to a form are called ____. a. tools b. labels c. controls d. boxes

Q: A form automatically includes a title bar that contains a default ____. a. data b. caption c. application d. instructions

Q: A ____ is the foundation for the user interface in a Windows application. a. window b. box c. bar d. form

Q: The ____ window is where you create (or design) your application's graphical user interface. a. Windows Form Designer b. Windows Form Creator c. Visual Basic Form Designer d. Visual Basic Form Creator

Q: The easiest way to close an open window is to click the ____ button on the window's title bar. a. Close Project b. New Project c. New Window d. Close

Q: A ____ is a container that stores the projects and files for an entire application. a. user interface b. program environment c. solution d. program

Q: Windows applications in Visual Basic are composed of ____. a. solutions, projects, and files b. solutions, projects, and data c. data, projects, and files d. solutions, data, and files

Q: A Web application has a Web user interface and runs on a ____. a. client b. mainframe c. desktop computer d. server

Q: The combination of the user interface and the program's code is referred to as a(n) ____. a. device b. application c. operating environment d. user interface

Q: A(n) ____ is an environment that contains all of the tools and features you need to create, run, and test your programs. a. integrated development environment b. integrated operating environment c. user development environment d. user operating environment

Q: A(n) ____ is what sees and interacts with while using a program. a. operating environment b. interface environment c. user interface d. user environment

Q: The names of solution files end with .sol.

Q: When you close a solution, only the files contained in that solution are closed.

Q: You can start an application by pressing the F12 key on your keyboard.

Q: Locking the controls on a form prevents them from being moved inadvertently as you work in the IDE.

Q: The Format menu has a Center in Form option that centers one or more controls either horizontally or vertically on the form.

Q: The easiest way to make two picture boxes the same size is to use the Size menu, which provides several options for manipulating the controls in the interface.

Q: A label control's Location property controls the location of the upper-right corner of the control on the form.

Q: To include an image file within a project itself, the Project resource file radio button must be selected in the Select Resource dialog box.

Q: A label control's Display property specifies the text displayed inside the control.

Q: Font sizes are typically measured in millimeters.

Q: For applications created for the Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Vista environment, Microsoft recommends that you use the Segoe UI font, because it offers improved readability.

Q: Every object in a Visual Basic application has a set of attributes that determine the object's appearance and behavior.

Q: It is a good practice to save the current solution every few hours so that you will not lose a lot of your work if the computer loses power.

Q: In a form, the blue lines are called margin lines, because their size is determined by the contents of the control's Margin property.

Q: A label control is used to display text that the user is not allowed to edit while the application is running.

Q: The objects added to a form are called events.

Q: You create a user interface by adding objects (such as buttons, check boxes, and list boxes) to the form.

Q: The Auto Hide button is a toggle button: clicking it twice activates it, and clicking it again deactivates it.

Q: In most cases, you will find it easier to work in an IDE if you either close or auto-hide the windows you are not currently using.

Q: A file is a container, but it stores only the projects associated with that particular file.

Q: A solution in Visual Basic cannot contain several projects.

Q: You can also use Visual Basic to create applications for tablet PCs and smart phones.

Q: A Windows application has a Windows user interface and runs on a desktop computer.

Q: Using languages to code your algorithms into programs is the fourth step in the problem-solving process.

Q: The first three steps in the problem-solving process are to analyze the problem, plan the algorithm, and then desk-check the algorithm.

Q: ____ data is data that the algorithm is not expecting the user to enter. a. Invalid b. Checked c. Unchecked d. Valid

Q: ____ data is data that the algorithm is expecting the user to enter. a. Invalid b. Checked c. Unchecked d. Valid

Q: You ____ an algorithm to verify that it is not missing any steps, and that the existing steps are correct and in the proper order. a. desk-trace b. desk-check c. program-check d. hand-check

Q: The term ____ refers to the fact that the programmer reviews the algorithm while seated at his or her desk rather than in front of the computer. a. desk-checking b. program-checking c. desk-tracing d. hand-checking

Q: A ____ item represents an intermediate value that the algorithm uses when processing the input into the output. a. calculating b. data c. processing d. storage

Q: Programmers use the pseudocode as a guide when coding the algorithm, which is the ____ step in the problem-solving process. a. second b. third c. fourth d. fifth

Q: When an algorithm becomes more complex, the program's logic may be easier to see in ____. a. code b. a processor c. pseudocode d. a flowchart

Q: The rectangle in a flowchart is called the ____ symbol and is used to represent tasks such as calculations. a. start/stop b. input/output c. process d. flow

Q: The parallelogram symbol in a flowchart is called a(n) ____ symbol. a. start/stop b. input/output c. process d. flow

Q: The oval symbol in a flowchart is called the ____ symbol. a. start/stop b. input/output c. process d. flow

Q: Symbols in a flowchart are connected with lines, called ____. a. chartlines b. flowlines c. pointers d. connectors

Q: The ____ contains three different symbols: an oval, a parallelogram, and a rectangle. a. pseudocode b. flowchart c. desk-check table d. specification

Q: Besides using pseudocode, programmers also use ____ when planning algorithms. a. pseudocharts b. templates c. flowcharts d. coding sheets

Q: Programmers use ____ to help them while they are planning an algorithm. a. pseudocode b. sheets c. templates d. charts

Q: ____ is called false code because, although it resembles programming language instructions, it cannot be understood by a computer. a. Binary code b. Flow code c. Planning code d. Pseudocode

Q: An algorithm should state both what is to be calculated and ____ to calculate it. a. where b. when c. how d. who

Q: The second step in the problem-solving process is to plan the ____, which is the set of instructions that, when followed, will transform the problem's input into its output. a. program b. algorithm c. instructions d. statements

Q: The ____ step is the most difficult of the problem-solving steps, and it requires a lot of time, patience, and effort. a. planning b. desk-check c. analysis d. testing

Q: Suppose that a user wants to see his new weekly pay displayed on the screen. In this context, the words new and weekly are ____. a. adjectives b. verbs c. nouns d. adverbs

Q: A helpful way to identify the ____ is to search the problem specification for what information the computer will need to know to print, display, or store the output items. a. output b. symbols c. yield d. input

Q: If a problem specification indicates that the program's user wants to see the amount of her annual commission displayed on the screen, the ____ is the annual commission. a. yield b. output c. symbol d. input

Q: What the user wants to see printed on paper, displayed on the screen, or stored in a file is typically stated as ____ and adjectives in the problem specification. a. adverbs b. commands c. nouns d. verbs

Q: A helpful way to identify the ____ is to search the problem specification for what the user wants to see printed on paper, displayed on the screen, or stored in a file. a. output b. contribution c. yield d. input

Q: The ____ is the item or items needed to achieve the goal. a. yield b. output c. contribution d. input