Starting Out with visual C# Midterm

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A(n) _______________ is a set of instructions that a computer follows to perform a task.

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A(n) _______________ is a set of instructions that a computer follows to perform a task.

program

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The physical device that a computer is made of are referred to as ___________

Hardware

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The part of a computer that runs programs is called _____________

CPU

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Today, CPUs are small chips known as __________.

Microprocessors

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The computer stores a program while the program is running, as well as the data that the program is working with, in ____.

main memory

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______________ is a volatile type of memory that is used only for temporary storage while a program is running.

RAM

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A type of memory that can hold data for long periods of time, even when there is no power to the computer, is called ____.

secondary storage

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A component that collects data from people or other devices and sends it to the computer is called ____.

an input device

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A video display is a(n) __________ device.

output device

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A __________ is enough memory to store a letter of the alphabet or a small number.

byte

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A byte is made up of eight

bits

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In the _________ numbering system, all numeric values are written as sequences of 0s and 1s

binary

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A bit that is turned off represents the following value: __________.

0 (zero)

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A set of 128 numeric codes that represent the English letters, various punctuation marks, and other characters is __________.

ASCII

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An extensive encoding scheme that can represent characters for many languages in the world is ____.

Unicode

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Negative numbers are encoded using the __________ technique.

two's complement

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Real numbers are encoded using the __________ technique.

floating point

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The tiny dots of colour that digital images are composed of are called ___________.

Pixels

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If you were to look at a machine language program, you would see _________.

a stream of binary numbers

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In the __________ part of the fetch-decode-execute cycle, the CPU determines which operation it should perform

decode

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Computers can execute only programs that are written in __________.

machine language

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The ___________ translates an assembly language program to a machine language program.

compiler

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The words that make up a high-level programming language are called __________.

key words

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The rules that must be followed when writing a program are called __________.

syntax

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A(n) ___________ is a program that translates a high-level language program into a separate machine language program.

compiler

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A ____________ is a hypothetical person using a program and providing input for it

user

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A __________ error does not prevent the program from running but causes it to produce incorrect results

logic

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A(n) __________ is a set of well-defined logical steps that must be taken to perform a task

algorithms

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An informal language that has no syntax rules, and is not meant to be compiled or executed is called __________.

Pseudocode

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A ____________ is a diagram that graphically depicts the steps that take place in a program

flowchart

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Objects that are visible in a program's graphical user interface are commonly referred to as ________.

Controls

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A __________ is code that describes a particular type of object.

class

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The _______ is a collection of classes and other code that can be used, along with a programming language such as C#, to create programs for the Windows operating system.

.NET Framework

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The ________ is the part of a computer with which the user interacts

user interface

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Before GUIs became popular, the __________ interface was the most commonly used.

command line

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_________ programs are usually event driven

GUI

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A(n) (blank) is the thin dotted line that encloses an object in the Designer.

bounding box

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The small squares that appear on the right edge, bottom edge, and lower-right corner of a form's bounding box are called (blank).

sizing handles

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(Blank) is the name of the blank form that Visual Studio initially creates in a new project.

Form1

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The (blank) property holds text that is displayed on the face of the button.

Text

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A file that contains program code is called a(an) (blank)

source code file

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A namespace is container that holds (blank)

classes

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A(n) (blank) is a method that executes when a specific event takes place while an application is running

event handler

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The statement MessageBox.Show("Hello World"); is an example of a(n) (blank)

method call

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In programming we use the term string to mean (blank)

string of characters

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A(n) (blank) marks the end of a programming statement in C#

semicolon

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A piece of data that is written into a program's code is a(n) (blank)

literal

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The time during which you build the GUI and write the application's code is referred to as (blank)

design time

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The time during which an application is executing is referred to as (blank)

run time

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When you want to display text on a form, you use a (blank) control

Label

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The (blank) property allows you to set the font, font style, and size of the control's text.

Font

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A (blank) property can be set to one of two possible values: True or False.

Boolean

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Label controls have a(n) (blank) property that controls the way they can be resized.

AutoSize

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The (blank) property can be used to change the text's alignment in the label.

TextAlign

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In code, you can use a(n) (blank) to store a value in a control's property.

assignment statement

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The equal sign (=) is known as the (blank)

assignment operator

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The standard notation for referring to a control's property in code is (blank)

ControlName.PropertyName

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(Blank) is a feature of Visual Studio that provides automatic code completion as you write programming statements

IntelliSense

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You can use a(n) (blank) control to display a graphic image on a form

PictureBox

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Once you created a PictureBox control, you use its (blank) property to specify the image that it will display.

Image

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The PictureBox control's (blank) property speficies how the control's image is to be displayed.

SizeMode

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(Blank) is the image's width to height ratio.

Aspect ratio

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Most controls have a (blank) property that determines whether the control is visible on the form at run time

Visible

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A(n) (blank) appears on one linen in a program

line comment

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A (blank) can occupy multiple consecutive lines in a program

block comment

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Programmers commonly use blank lines and indentations in their code to create a sense of (blank)

visual organization

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To close an application's form in code, you use the statement (blank)

this.Close();

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When the user types into a TextBox control, the text is stored in the control's --------- property.

Text

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A ----- is a storage location in memory that is represented by a name.

Variables

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In C#, you must ------- a variable before you can use it to store data.

Declare

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A variable's ----- indicates the type of data that the variable will hold.

Data Type

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Fundamental types of data, such as strings, integers, and real numbers, are known as ---------.

Primitive Data Types

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A ---------- identifies a variable in the program code.

Variable Name

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A common operation performed on strings is -----, or appending one string to the end of another string.

Concatenation

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A ------- belongs to the method in which it is declared, and only statements inside that method can access the variables.

Local Variable

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Programmers use the term ---------- to describe the part of a program in which a variable may be accessed.

Scope

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A variable's ------- is the time period during which the variable exists in memory while the program is executing.

Lifetime

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One way to make sure that a variable has been assigned a value is to ------ the variable with a value when you declare it.

Initialize

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You can use a ---------- to explicitly convert a value from one numeric data type to another, even if the conversion might result in a loss of data.

Cast Operator

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The process of dropping a number's fractional part is called ---------.

Truncation

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A programmers tools for performing calculations are ----.

Math Operators

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A ----- performs a calculation and gives a value.

Math Expression

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C# offers a special set of operators known as ----- that are designed specifically for changing the value of a variable without having to type the variables name twice.

Combined Assignment Operators

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In computer science, the term ----- typically means to analyze a string of characters for some purpose.

Parse

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A(n) ------- is a piece of data that is passed into a method.

Argument

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A(n) ------ is an unexpected error that occurs while a program is running causing the program to halt if that error is not properly dealt with.

Exception

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The ------- indicates that you want the number to appear formatted in a specific way when it is returned as a string from the /ToString/ method.

Formatting String

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You have started an application by clicking the start /Debugging/ button or by pressing (F5) on the keyboard. If an exception is thrown, the application stops running and visual studio goes into a special mode known as -------.

Break Mode

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Code that responds to exceptions when they are thrown and prevents the program from abruptly crashing is called a(n) -----------.

Exception Handler

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A ------- is a name that represents a value that cannot be changed during the program's execution.

Named Constant

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A ----------- is a variable that is declared inside a class but not inside any method.

Class Variable

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A(n) ----- specifies how a class member can be accessed by code outside the class.

Access Modifier

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A -------- is a field that cannot be changed by any statement in the class.

Constant Field

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the .NET framework provides a class named ----------, which contains numerous methods that are useful for performing advanced mathematical operations.

Math

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When a control has the --------, it receives the user's keyboard input.

Focus

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The order in which controls receive the focus is called the --------.

Tab Order

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The ------ contains a numerical value, which indicates the control's position in the tab order.

TabIndex Property

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98

A _____ structure executes a set of statements only under certain circumstances.

Decision

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A _____ structure provides one alternative path of execution.

Single-Alternative Path

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A(n) ______ expression has a value of either true or false.

Boolean

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