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Chapter 2

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

1. 
In Visual Basic .NET, a profile is used to store personalized settings that define the ____.
a.
keyboard shortcuts that apply
b.
default filter to use when searching for help
c.
layout of windows in the Visual Basic .NET IDE
d.
any of the above
 

2. 
The ____ setting determines whether Visual Basic .NET looks for Help files on your computer’s hard drive and CD drive, or on the Web.
a.
Show Help
c.
Search Help
b.
Help Filter
d.
Either a or c
 

3. 
The ____ setting tells Visual Basic .NET what tab or page to display in the main work area when you start Visual Basic .NET.
a.
Start Page
c.
At Startup
b.
Home Page
d.
Work Page
 

4. 
When the IDE is in ____ time, you can make modifications to the forms and code of any application or component.
a.
run
c.
modification
b.
design
d.
change
 

5. 
When you first open a project, Visual Basic .NET enters a mode in the IDE called ____ time.
a.
run
c.
modification
b.
design
d.
change
 

6. 
The ____ menu command on the toolbar shortcut menu allows you to change the toolbars to fit your own needs by adding, deleting, and modifying toolbar buttons.
a.
Make Toolbar
c.
Design
b.
Control
d.
Customize
 

7. 
Which of the following buttons does the Standard toolbar contain ____.
a.
Center Horizontally
c.
Open Project
b.
Align to Grid
d.
all of the above
 

8. 
Which of the following displays information about the current state of the Visual Basic .NET IDE?
a.
taskbar
c.
menu bar
b.
status bar
d.
IDE bar
 

9. 
You can press the ____ key on the keyboard to change the status between Overtype and Insert mode.
a.
HOME
c.
SHIFT
b.
INSERT
d.
F6
 

10. 
Which of the following presents information about the location of the insertion point and the progress of current tasks?
a.
taskbar
c.
menu bar
b.
status bar
d.
IDE bar
 

11. 
A(n) ____ view is a hierarchical list of items.
a.
indexed
c.
form
b.
pane
d.
tree
 

12. 
You can ____ projects within the Visual Basic .NET IDE in order to test the functionality of the applications that you develop.
a.
bug
c.
concatenate
b.
compile
d.
run
 

13. 
To make changes to an object on a user interface, you click the item and then change the values of its properties in the ____ window.
a.
Attributes
c.
Properties
b.
Object
d.
Edit
 

14. 
Collapse and expand buttons on the left side of the code window indicate code ____.
a.
regions
c.
panels
b.
folders
d.
indices
 

15. 
Which of the following next to a code region indicates that the code is collapsed?
a.
green bullet
c.
plus sign
b.
minus sign
d.
red bullet
 

16. 
Clicking the ____ button saves all the files associated with a project.
a.
Total Save
c.
Save All
b.
Save
d.
Save Selected Items As
 

17. 
You can type a topic in the ____ box to display a list of items related to that topic in the Index window in the Visual Basic .NET Help system.
a.
Index Topic
c.
Search
b.
Look for
d.
Display
 

18. 
By default, the Dynamic Help window displays in the same window area as the ____ window.
a.
Properties
c.
Tasks
b.
Objects
d.
Tools
 

19. 
You can access Help in many areas of the Visual Basic .NET IDE by pressing the ____ key.
a.
CTRL
c.
ESC
b.
HOME
d.
F1
 

20. 
To hide a Help window, ____ the tab of the window and click Hide on the shortcut menu.
a.
click
c.
double-click
b.
right-click
d.
triple-click
 

True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

21. 
Many programmers find it convenient to display as many of the windows and toolbars as possible while working in the Visual Basic .NET IDE.
 

22. 
Each time you start Visual Basic .NET, you must adjust the windows and toolbars to the settings and positions you desire.
 

23. 
Setting the Screen Display to Visual Basic 6 customizes the screen to automatically display the Toolbox window because Visual Basic developers typically use the Toolbox often.
 

24. 
Setting the Help Filter to Visual Basic filters the large quantity of information in the Help system to focus on information most useful to a Visual Basic developer.
 

25. 
When you first open a project, Visual Basic .NET enters a mode in the IDE called run time.
 

26. 
The same windows and toolbars always display in the Visual Basic .NET IDE, regardless of the task you are performing and the options you choose.
 

27. 
The Visual Basic .NET IDE consists of several toolbar and window areas.
 

28. 
The Standard and Layout menus allow you to perform common tasks more quickly than when using toolbars.
 

29. 
You work on one solution at a time in Visual Basic .NET.
 

30. 
You can only run one instance of Visual Basic .NET at a time.
 

31. 
A project can contain up to three different components.
 

32. 
When you start a new project to build a Windows application, Visual Basic .NET creates at least three files with the project: References, AssemblyInfo.vb, and a default form.
 

33. 
You will need to become very familiar with the References and AssemblyInfo.vb files, as they are modified often during the programming of a solution.
 

34. 
Running your projects allows you to check for bugs introduced into your code and verify that the project displays and behaves correctly.
 

35. 
Visual Basic .NET allows you to define your own code regions.
 

36. 
Before starting a new Visual Basic .NET project or quitting Visual Basic .NET, you should save your work.
 

37. 
If you want to save your work with a different file name or to a different folder or drive, click the Save Selected Items As command on the File menu.
 

38. 
Often, project requirements dictate that you archive a hard-copy output of an application’s code and user interface to share with a client or other developers.
 

39. 
If the Print to file check box is selected in the Print dialog box, the print output is sent to the file specified in the Print To File dialog box that displays after you click the OK button in the Print dialog box.
 

40. 
One way to access Dynamic Help is to click the Dynamic Help tab next to the Properties tab in the Properties window.
 

Completion
Complete each sentence or statement.
 

41. 
The ____________________ displays the Visual Basic .NET menu names, each of which represents a list of commands that allow you to create, edit, save, print, test, and run a Visual Basic .NET application or component.
 

 

42. 
The ____________________ toolbar contains buttons that execute commonly used formatting commands such as Align to Grid, Size to Grid, Center Horizontally, Center Vertically, and others.
 

 

43. 
When the mode is ____________________, Visual Basic .NET is waiting for you to perform a task.
 

 

44. 
When Visual Basic .NET is in ____________________ mode, existing characters are replaced as you type.
 

 

45. 
A(n) ____________________ is a grouping of projects and related files.
 

 

46. 
A tree ____________________ is a hierarchical list of items.
 

 

47. 
A(n) ____________________ control is a Visual Basic .NET control used to display text information on a Windows form.
 

 

48. 
A(n) ____________________ is a characteristic or attribute of an object, such as its background color or the text that it displays.
 

 

49. 
The ____________________ window provides an area where you can view and edit code.
 

 

50. 
The ____________________ box allows you to select individual procedures, or pieces of code, that are associated with the object currently selected in the Object box.
 

 



 
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