Intro To Programming Midterm (Csc109) - Chapter 4

Front 1

A variable that will be used to hold only True or False values should be declared as a(n) _____ data type.

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Boolean

Front 2

True or False?

An Overflow Exception will occur if the user enters a value greater than the maximum value that can be processed by the statement.

Back 2

true

Front 3

True or False?

A Double variable can be used in arithmetic operations.

Back 3

true

Front 4

When using _____ division (\), any remainder amount is dropped or truncated.

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integer

Front 5

The memory allocation for the Char data type is _____ bytes.

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2

Front 6

A prefix of _____ is used to denote that a variable has been defined as a Boolean data type.

Back 6

btn

Front 7

Used with the ToString function, the _____ format specifier will display the value 8976.53561 to 8976.43561.

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General (G)

Front 8

A variable that has been defined as a Single data type is denoted with the _____ prefix.

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sng

Front 9

A(n) _____ Exception occurs when the user enters a value larger than the maximum value that can be processed by the statement.

Back 9

Overflow

Front 10

Which of the following are arithmetic operations?

- division

- addition

- comparison

- multiplication

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- division

- addition

- multiplication

Front 11

True or False?

The style of text displayed in a TextBox object can be set using the Font property.

Back 11

true

Front 12

A(n) _____ data type must be used in arithmetic operations.

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numeric

Front 13

A _____ squiggly line beneath a variable name in a declaration statement indicates that the variable has not been used in the program.

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green

Front 14

True or False?

The variable name on the left of an assignment statement is the variable that receives the data that results from the evaluation of the expression on the right side of the assignment statement.

Back 14

true

Front 15

True or False?

A Predefined TextBox object is a text box that allows the use of predefined layouts for the data a user must enter.

Back 15

false

Front 16

When the user interacts with an object in the graphical user interface, the _____ shifts to that object.

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focus

Front 17

Used with the ToString function, the _____ format specifier will display the value 8976.43561 as $8,976.44.

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Currency (C)

Front 18

A local variable is a variable that can only be accessed in the region in which it was defined.

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true

Front 19

A prefix of _____ is used to denote a variable defined as a Char data type.

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chr

Front 20

True or False?

Char variables can be used in arithmetic operations.

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false

Front 21

True or False?

The CancelButton property of the Form object allows you to specify which button is activated when the CTRL key on the keyboard is pressed.

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false

Front 22

True or False?

Integer variables can be used to store fractional values.

Back 22

false

Front 23

The ______ statement prevents automatic conversion of data types.

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Option Strict On

Front 24

True or False?

The ToString function requires a format specifier argument.

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false

Front 25

The _____ indicates that a statement is an assignment statement.

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equal sign (=)

Front 26

The _____ operator is used for exponentiation.

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caret (^)

Front 27

A String data type allows for the storing of the standard English letters only.

Back 27

false

Front 28

A variable is _____.

- a place where data is stored

- a named location in RAM

- defined in the coding of the program

- a location in memory

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all of the above

Front 29

True or False?

A property identifies a value required by a procedure that must be passed into the procedure when it is called.

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false

Front 30

The process of joining two string values together is called _____.

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concatenation

Front 31

The event handler of a button designated as the Cancel button will be processed when the user presses the _____ key on the keyboard.

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ESC

Front 32

The prefix _____ should be used for a Double variable.

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dbl

Front 33

Used with the ToString function, the _____ format specifier will display the value 8976.43561 as 8,976.44.

Back 33

Number (N)

Front 34

True or False?

A green squiggly line beneath a variable name in a declaration statement indicates that the variable is unused in the program.

Back 34

true

Front 35

Used with the ToString function, the _____ format specifier will display the value 8976.43561 as 8976.44.

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Fixed (F)

Front 36

A prefix of _____ is used to denote a variable defined as a Decimal data type.

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dec

Front 37

A prefix of _____ is used to denote a variable defined as an Integer data type.

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int

Front 38

True or False?

To force a literal value to be treated as a specific data type, you must use a literal-type character designator.

Back 38

true

Front 39

Which of the following can be represented by using the Char data type?

- letter

- punctuation symbol

- number

- symbol

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- letter

- punctuation symbol

- symbol

Front 40

When defining a variable to be used to hold textual information containing multiple characters, the declaration statement should have _____ at the end of the statement.

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As String

Front 41

The _____ of a variable specifies where a variable can be referenced within a program.

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scope

Front 42

True or False?

String data types can be used in arithmetic operations.

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false

Front 43

True or False?

A numeric data type must be used in arithmetic operations.

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true

Front 44

True or False?

A TextBox object allows a user to enter programming code into the program at runtime.

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false

Front 45

When defining a variable, the keyword _____ appears at the beginning of the statement.

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Dim

Front 46

True or False?

A Short data type is used for a very short string value of 10 bytes or less.

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false

Front 47

True or False?

You must enclose a value in parentheses to assign it to a variable declared as Char data type.

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false

Front 48

A prefix of _____ is used for variables defined as a String data type.

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str

Front 49

The character D is the literal-type character for the _____ data type.

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Decimal

Front 50

True or False?

The Option Strict On statement enables automatic data type conversions.

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false

Front 51

True or False?

The maximum size of a TextBox object often is determined by the design of the user interface, so it looks and feels good in the user interface.

Back 51

true

Front 52

A _____ Exception occurs when code attempts to divide a number by Zero.

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Divide by Zero

Front 53

When naming a Label object, the _____ prefix should be used.

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lbl

Front 54

A(n) _____ variable should be used for values that will consist of a single character only.

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Char

Front 55

The \ operator is the arithmetic operator for _____ division.

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integer

Front 56

True or False?

A procedure that does not return a value is called a function.

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false

Front 57

True or False?

The ampersand character at the end of a line in the code editor indicates that the line of code continues on the next line.

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false

Front 58

A Double data type can store a _____.

- floating point number

- very small negative number

- huge positive number

- value to the right of the decimal point

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all of the above

Front 59

True or False?

The Void procedure clears any data currently placed in the Text property of a TextBox object.

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false

Front 60

The _____ operator is used to concatenate two strings.

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ampersand (&)

Front 61

The _____ property of the form specifies which button will be activated when the ENTER key on the keyboard is pressed.

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AcceptButton

Front 62

The dtm prefix is used to denote a(n) _____ data type.

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Date

Front 63

A _____ Exception occurs when the user enters data that a statement cannot properly handle.

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Format

Front 64

The prefix _____ should be used for naming a TextBox object.

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txt

Front 65

True or False?

By default, a TextBox will display as many lines of text as the user enters.

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false

Front 66

True or False?

MOD operations occur before any other arithmetic operations.

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false

Front 67

The character C is the literal-type character for the _____ data type.

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Char

Front 68

The Decimal data type can represent _____.

- dollar amounts

- very precise decimal numbers

- large numbers

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all of the above

Front 69

True or False?

A variable that can be used in multiple regions of code is called a universal variable.

Back 69

false

Front 70

True or False?

Whenever data is stored in RAM, it does not need to be stored as a particular data type.

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false

Front 71

Calculations are performed from right to left, working towards the equal sign.

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false

Front 72

When you include a value in an assignment statement, the value is called _____.

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literal

Front 73

A special variable whose value cannot be changed at runtime

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constant

Front 74

A variable that can be referenced only from within the region in which it was defined

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local

Front 75

The code between the Sub statement and the End Sub statement

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procedure

Front 76

A procedure is a prewritten set of code that can be called by a statement in the _____.

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program

Front 77

A procedure that returns a value is called a(n) _____.

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function

Front 78

Another name for a procedure is a(n) _____.

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method

Front 79

_____ is a function in which all values are rounded based on the digit after the last digit to be displayed.

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ToString

Front 80

A _____ _____ indicates how many digits to the right of a decimal place are to be returned.

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precision specifer

Front 81

A variable that must be used by more than one procedure should be defined at the _____ level.

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class

Front 82

A variable that will be used to contain only whole numbers should be declared as a(n) _____ data type.

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Integer

Front 83

True or False?

When setting up a mask for a MaskedTextBox object, select the Use Validating Type check box to cause the object to verify that the user entered valid numeric data.

Back 83

true

Front 84

A(n) _____ Exception occurs when a calculation creates a value larger than one that can be processed by a procedure.

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Overflow

Front 85

The _____ of a variable indicates how long the variable remains active.

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lifetime