Chapter 1 1MIS 315 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS ALL CORRECT WITH A+ GRADE
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 Chapter 1 2d.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 .
a.enables the programmer to hide a control on a form
b.permanently removes the toolbox from the Visual Basic environment
c.hides the controls on a form until the programmer changes the status
d.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
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 Chapter 1 2d.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 .
a.enables the programmer to hide a control on a form
b.permanently removes the toolbox from the Visual Basic environment
c.hides the controls on a form until the programmer changes the status
d.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
