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The job of the _____ is to fetch instructions, carry out the operations commanded by the instructions, and produce some outcome or resultant information.
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Central Processing Unit (CPU)
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A (n) _____ _____ is an example of a secondary storage device.
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Disk Drive
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The two general categories of software are ______ and _____ .
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Operating System (OS) / Application
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A program is a set of ______.
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instructions
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Since computers can not be programmed in a natural language, algorithms must be written in a(n) _______ language.
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machine
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_______ is the only language computers can process directly, without any conversion required.
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machine
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Words that have special meaning in a programming language are called ______/_____ _____.
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keywords/reserved words
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A(n) _____ is a name that represents a storage location in memory.
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variable
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______ are characters or symbols that perform operations on one or more operands.
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operators
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A(n) _____ is part of an application's code but is ignored by the compiler. It is intended for documentation purposes only.
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Comments (Remarks)
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The rules that must be followed when writing a program are called ______.
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Syntax
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______ is information a program gathers from the outside world.
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input
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______ is information a program sends to the outside world.
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output
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A(n) ______ is a set of well defined steps for performing a task or solving a problem.
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procedures
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A(n) ______ is a diagram that graphically illustrates the flow of a program.
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flowchart
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_____ is human-readable code that looks similar to programming language code.
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pseudocode
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A(n) _____ is a piece of data that determines some characteristic of a control.
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property
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If you do not see the Solution Explorer or Properties windows in Visual Studio, you may use the ______ menu to bring them up.
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view
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You click the pushpin icon in a window's title bar to turn the _____ ______ feature on or off.
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auto hide
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You use the _____ to place Buttons, Labels, TextBoxes, and other controls on an application's forms.
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ToolBox
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The _____ ______ window allows you to navigate among the files in your project.
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solution explorer
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The _____ window allows you to examine and change a control's properties.
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properties
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When windows are _____, it means they are attached to one of edges of the Visual Studio main window.
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docked
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To dock a floating window, right-click its title bar and then select _____.
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float
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To reset the Virtual Studio window layout, you select Reset Window Layout from the _____ menu.
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Window
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All commands executed by the _____ may also be executed from a menu.
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toolbar
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The _____ window shows your application's form. This is where you design your application's user interface by placing controls on the form that appears when your application executes.
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designer
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When you want to place a Button, Label, TextBox, or other control on an application's form, you select it in the ______ ______, and drag it onto the form in the Designer window.
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Common Controls
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You can access the full documentation for Visual Studio by clicking ______ on the menu bar, and then selecting View Help.
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Help
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A(n) _____ is a small box that is displayed when you hold the mouse cursor over a button on the toolbar or in the Toolbox for a few seconds.
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ToolTip
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The _____ property determines how a Label control’s text is aligned.
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TextAlign
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A PictureBox control’s _____ property lists the name of the file containing the graphic image.
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Image
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A PictureBox control’s _____ property determines how the graphic image will be positioned and scaled to fit the control’s bounding box.
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SizeMode
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When set to _____, the TextAlign property causes text to appear in the bottom right area of a Label control.
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BottomRight
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The contents of a form’s Text property is displayed on the form’s _____.
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Properties
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Anytime you select an existing control _____ _____ appear, which you use to resize the control.
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bounding box
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A control’s _____ is a transparent rectangular area that defines the control’s size.
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bounding box
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A Label control’s _____ property establishes the font, style, and size of the label’s displayed text.
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Font
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To delete a control in the Designer window, select it and press the _____ key.
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Delete
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The _____ control is used to display graphic images.
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PictureBox
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The SizeMode property of a PictureBox control is set to _____ by default.
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Normal
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When the _____ button is selected on the Solution Explorer window, it opens the Codewindow.
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<>
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Clicking the _____ button in the Properties window causes related properties to be listed in groups.
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Categorized
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Visible is a _____ property, which means it can only hold one of two values: True or False.
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Boolean
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An apostrophe (') in code marks the beginning of a _____.
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comment
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The equal sign (=) is known as the ______ operator. It copies the value on its right into the item on its left.
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assignment
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In an assignment statement, the name of the item receiving the value must be on the ______ side of the = operator.
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left
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The _____ control docks at the bottom of a form and provides
a way to display status messages. |
StatusStrip
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The _____ statement causes the form to close.
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Me.Close()
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The _____ property establishes the background color for a Label control’s text.
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BackColor
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The ______ property establishes the color of the type for a Label control’s text.
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ForeColor
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The _____ property allows you to prevent the user from resizing, minimizing, or maximizing a form, or closing a form using its Closebutton.
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FormBorderStyle
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When you ______ the controls on a form, they cannot be accidentally moved at design time.
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lock
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You display text in a form’s title bar by setting the value of the form’s _____ property.
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Text
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You commonly display words and sentences on a form by setting the value of a Label control’s _____ property.
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Text
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The _____ property causes the Label control to resize automatically to accommodate the amount of text in the Text property.
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AutoSize
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_____ errors are errors that are generated while an application is running.
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Runtime
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a set of well-defined steps for performing a
task or solving a problem |
algorithm
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programs that make the computer
useful to the user by solving specific problems or performing general operations |
application software
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the data contained in an object; the
characteristics of an object that will be implemented as properties |
attributes
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when this feature is turned on, the window
is displayed only as a tab along one of the edges of the Visual Studio window; click the pushpin icon to turn it on or off |
Auto Hide
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a number that is a sequence of 1s and 0s
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binary number
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a rectangular button-shaped control that
performs an action when clicked with the mouse |
Button
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the part of the computer
that fetches instructions, carries out operations commanded by the instructions, and produces some outcome |
central processing unit (CPU)
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a box that is checked or unchecked when
clicked with the mouse |
CheckBox
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the statements that are written in a program;
commonly called source code, or simply code |
code
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a control that is the combination of a
ListBox and a TextBox |
ComboBox
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notes of explanation that document lines or
sections in a method; also known as remarks |
comments
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special software that converts the program
into machine language |
compiler
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a specific type of object that usually appears in
a program’s graphical user interface |
control
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contains the application’s forms;
where one designs the application’s user interface by creating forms and placing controls on them |
Designer window
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stores information by magnetically encoding
it onto a circular disk |
disk drive
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describes windows that are attached to each other
or to one of the edges of the Visual Studio window |
docked window
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a type of program that responds to events
or actions that occur while the program is running |
event-driven
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a type of method that responds to events,
such as mouse clicks and key presses at the keyboard |
event handler
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see event handler
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event procedure
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when windows, such as Project Explorer,
Properties, or Form Layout,are not docked (attached) |
floating window
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a diagram that graphically depicts the flow of
a method |
flowchart
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a window, onto which other controls may be
placed |
Form
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the graphical interface
used by modern operating systems |
graphical user interface (GUI)
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a rectangular border that functions as a
container for other controls |
GroupBox
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a computer’s physical components
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hardware
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a horizontal slider bar that, when moved
with the mouse, increases or decreases a value |
HScrollBar
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data the computer collects from the outside
world |
input
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a device that collects information and
sends it to the computer |
input device
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an
application that provides the necessary tools for creating, testing, and debugging software |
integrated development
environment (IDE) |
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programming language words that have a
special meaning; keywords may only be used for their intended purpose |
keywords
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text that cannot be changed or entered by the
user; created with a Label control |
Label
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a control that appears as a box containing a list
of items |
ListBox
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instructions that are
stored in memory as a series of 1s and 0s and can only be processed by the CPU |
machine language instructions
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also known as random-access memory,
or RAM; where the computer stores information while programs are running |
main memory
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procedures or functions that are members of a
class; perform some operation on the data stored in the class |
methods
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provides complete documentation for Visual Basic, as
well as other programming languages included in Visual Studio |
Microsoft Developer Network
(MSDN) Library |
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a property that holds the control’s
name; controls are accessed and manipulated in code by their names |
Name property
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a programming element that contains data and
actions |
object
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a programming
technique centered on creating objects; a way of designing and coding applications that has led to using interchangeable software components |
object-oriented programming
(OOP) |
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a set of programs that manages
the computer’s hardware devices and controls their processes |
operating system (OS)
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perform operations on one or more
operands |
operators
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data a computer sends to the outside world
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output
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a device that formats and presents output
information |
output device
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displays a graphic image
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PictureBox
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a set of programming language statements
that are executed by the computer |
procedure
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a sequence of instructions stored in the
computer’s memory; the instructions enable the computer to solve a problem or perform a task |
program
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languages that use words
instead of numbers to program the computer |
programming languages
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a group of files that make up a Visual Basic
application |
project
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in Visual Basic, an object’s attributes
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properties
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shows and allows you to change
most of the currently selected object’s properties, and those properties’ values |
Properties window
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statements that are a cross between human
language and a programming language |
pseudocode
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a round button that is either selected or
deselected when clicked with the mouse |
RadioButton
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see main memory
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random-access memory (RAM)
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also known as comments; notes of explanation
that document lines or sections in a method |
remarks
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see keywords
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reserved words
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a mistake, such as an incorrect
mathematical formula, that does not prevent the application from executing; seeruntime errors |
runtime error
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a device, such as a disk drive, that
can hold information for long periods of time |
secondary storage
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programs that run on a computer
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software
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allows quick navigation
among the files in the application |
Solution Explorerwindow
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the statements that are written in a
program |
source code
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situated below the menu bar; contains
buttons that execute frequently used commands |
standard toolbar
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an instruction that you write in a program;
can consist of keywords, operators, punctuation, and other allowable programming elements, arranged in the proper sequence to perform an operation |
statement
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`rules that must be followed when constructing a
method; dictate how keywords, operators, and programmer-defined names may be used |
syntax
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in Visual Basic, stores the value that
becomes the text in a control |
Text property
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a rectangular area on a form in which the user
can enter text, or the program can display text |
TextBox
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contains buttons, or tools, for Visual
Basic controls |
Toolbox window
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a small box that pops up when you hover
the mouse over a button on the toolbar in the Toolbox; it contains a short description of the button’s purpose |
ToolTip
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the person who uses a program
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user
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the part of the program that users interact
with |
user interface
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a storage location in the computer’s memory,
used for holding information while the program is running |
variable
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a vertical slider bar that, when moved with
the mouse, increases or decreases a value |
VscrollBar
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a rectangular area that contains other visual
elements such as text, buttons that can be clicked with the mouse, boxes that accept keyboard input, and so forth |
window
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a button on the Propertieswindow
that causes properties to be displayed alphabetically |
Alphabetical button
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the image’s width to height ratio
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aspect ratio
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the equal sign (=); it copies the
value on its right into the item on its left in an assignment statement |
assignment operator
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a programming statement that
uses the assignment operator to copy a value from one object to another |
assignment statement
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a Label control property that, when
set to True, causes the label’s size to display all the text in the Text property |
AutoSize property
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establishes the background color
for text |
BackColor property
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a value that can be either True or
False |
Boolean property
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a Label control property that
determines the type of border, if any, that will appear around the control |
BorderStyle property
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a transparent rectangular area that
defines a control’s size on a form |
bounding box
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the mode in which an application has been
suspended for debugging purposes |
break mode
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a button on the Propertieswindow
that causes related properties to be displayed in groups |
Categorized button
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defines a class and member variables,
properties, events, and methods |
class declaration
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code that is automatically inserted into
an event handler, consisting of the first and last lines of the procedure; you must add the code that appears between these two lines |
code template
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a text-editing window in which you write
code |
Code window
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syntax errors, such as misspelled
keywords and incorrect use of operators or punctuation; statements containing compile errors are underlined with a jagged blue line |
compile errors
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a help screen that is displayed
when the F1 key is pressed (for the item that is currently selected) |
context-sensitive help
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affects whether or not control
buttons appear at the upper-right corner of a form's title bar |
ControlBox property
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the mode in which you design and build
an application |
design mode
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see Design mode
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design time
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a small window that displays a message to
the user; seemessage box |
dialog box
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indicates the size and style of a text
font |
Font property
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establishes the foreground color for
text |
ForeColor property
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a property that configures a
form’s border; allows or prevents resizing, minimizing, or maximizing a window |
FormBorderStyle property
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specifies the image file that is to be
displayed by the control |
Image property
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a feature of Visual Basic that provides help
and some automatic code completion while you are developing an application |
IntelliSense
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a dialog box that displays a message to the
user |
message box
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statement that causes a method to execute
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method call
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when set to True, causes a
Maximize button to appear on the right side of a form's title bar |
MaximizeBox property
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when set to True, causes a
Minimize button to appear on the right side of a form's title bar |
MinimizeBox property
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a drop-down list of the objects in the project
that appears in the Propertieswindow |
object box
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a control that can be used to display
a graphic image |
PictureBox control
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a file ending with the .vbproj extension that
contains data describing the Visual Basic project |
project file
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the runtime mode in which you run and test
an application |
run mode
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see run mode
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runtime
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mistakes that do not prevent an
application from executing, but cause it to produce incorrect results |
runtime errors
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a button on the Dynamic Helpwindow
that allows you to search for help topics using keywords |
Search button
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a PictureBox property that
determines how the control will position and scale its graphic image |
SizeMode property
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small boxes that appear around a control
when it is selected during design mode; used to enlarge or shrink the control |
sizing handles
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a container for holding Visual Basic projects
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solution
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a file that ends with the .sln extension and
contains data describing a solution |
solution file
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displays a toolstrip with buttons and
text, usually at the bottom of a form |
StatusStrip control
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a group of characters inside quotation
marks |
string literal
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a property that aligns text within a
control |
TextAlign property
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Boolean property that causes a
control to be visible on the form when set to True, or hidden when set to False |
Visible property
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