Exam 1: Introduction to Visual Basic 2012 Programming

Utmost among the benefits offered by MSIL and CLR is that a program written using Visual Studio 2012 and compiled into MSIL can be executed on any computer using any operating system, as long as .NET Framework 4.5 is available on the computer.

The .NET Framework 4.5 ____________________ contains thousands of classes.

-As shown in the accompanying figure, ____ the physical equipment associated with a computer.

A database is a collection of data organized in a manner that allows ____ of that data.

The process of using prebuilt classes to make application development faster, easier, and more reliable is called ____.

The ____ contains the .NET components that you can use to develop the graphical user interface for a program.

Stored data is said to be ____________________ because it remains available even after the computer power is turned off.

Many computer programs perform the following general steps: first accept input, then write output, and finally process the data, in that order.

Almost all of the objects available in the .NET framework, such as buttons, text boxes, and picture boxes, are available in ASP.NET 4.5.

A class acts as a general template from which a(n) ____________________ can be created.

A logical operation can be used to determine if two values are equal, if one value is greater than the other, or if one value is less than the other.

A ____ is an output device.

You can create ____________________ apps that are designed to run on Windows 8 computers and mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets.

An object acts as a general template and a class is a specific item generated based on the object template.

A(n) ____________________ application includes writing Visual Basic 2012 code to automate and manipulate documents created using Microsoft Office 2010 and Office 2013.

Discuss at least four of the elements found in the Visual Studio 2012 window.

-Both the program and the data must be placed in the ____ of computers like the laptop shown in the accompanying figure in order for the computer to carry out the instructions in the program.

The usage rules of a programming language are called the ____________________ of the language.

A ____ is an item that is a visible part of a graphical user interface.

Computer programs can be written in standard English.