Exam 9: Introduction to Windows Programming

With Windows applications, you write methods called processors to indicate what should be done when a mouse is clicked on a button or the press of a key occurs.

____________ objects are normally used to provide descriptive text for another control.

The field of research that concentrates on the design and implementation of interactive computing systems is called ____.

One of the guidelines for good design is to keep an item the same as other items, unless you are trying to call attention to that item.

Which TextBox property can be set to enable several lines of data to be entered by the user?

A(n) ____ is a notification from the operating system that an action, such as the user clicking the mouse or pressing a key, has occurred.

When a program is placed in a process loop, the program cannot be minimized, resized, or closed like other Windows applications.

If you use Visual Studio, most of the standard service plumbing code is added automatically for you.

The top-level class used as a container to hold other controls for an application is called a ____.

The interface is the visual image you see when you run a program that allows users to interact with the application.

The method that converts all characters entered to and from their uppercase or lowercase equivalent is ____.

It is important to name the button object, because once named ____.

Probably the most commonly used control for both input and output is the button because it adds additional functionality to an application.

Visual Studio automatically imports the System.Windows.Forms namespace for you when you create a Windows Application Project using the IDE.

When a button is clicked by a user, its ____________ is automatically called up.

The ____ property is used to determine whether a control is the one currently selected.

Using the ____________ feature in Visual Studio, controls can be more easily aligned when they are initially added to the form.

When you design Windows applications using Visual Studio, you must be sure to add program statements to call the Dispose( ) method to clean up or release unused resources back to the operating system.

With Windows applications, many different types of events can be fired. As a developer, you  must write event handlers for all of the possible events.

In a Windows application, Application.Run(winForm); ____.