Visual C# 2012 How to Program.docx

Visual C# 2012 How to Program Dive Into® Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop Introduction 1. The purpose of the Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop is to a) create a program. b) run a program. c) debug a program. d) All of the above. Answer: d 2. The Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop can be used to create apps only in C#. Answer: False. It can create apps in a variety of .NET languages. 3. Dragging and dropping predefined building blocks into place is part of visual programming in C#. Answer: True. 2.2 Overview of the Visual Studio Express 2012 IDE 1. By default, the Visual Studio 2012 IDE assigns this name to a new Windows Forms project: a) NewProject1 b) WindowsFormsApplication1 c) NewProject d) MyProject Answer: b 2. A          is a window used to communicate with users. a) form b) control c) dialog d) None of the above. Answer: c 3. The Microsoft Developers Network (MSDN) online library provides: a) tutorials b) articles c) downloads d) All of the above. Answer: d 4. To make a new project you have to go into the Get Started section. Answer: False. There are many ways to create a new project. 5. You cannot browse the web from within the Visual Studio 2012 environment. Answer: False. You can browse the web from within the Visual Studio 2012 environment. 6. A solution is a group of related files, such as C# code, images and documentation. Answer: False. A project is a group of related files, a solution is a group of projects that represent a complete app or a set of related apps. 2.3 Menu Bar and Toolbar 1. This menu contains commands for opening projects, closing projects, printing project data, etc. a) View menu b) Edit menu c) Tools menu d) File menu Answer: d 2. The View menu: a) Contains commands for displaying IDE windows and toolbars b) Contains commands for arranging a form’s controls. c) Contains commands for managing a project and its files. d) Contains commands for compiling a program. Answer: a 3. Commands for managing the IDE and for developing, maintaining and executing programs are contained in the menus, which are located on the menu bar. Answer: True. 4. The programmer can also access all the commands in the menus from the toolbar. Answer: False. The programmer can access certain commonly used commands from the toolbar. 2.4 Navigating the Visual Studio IDE 1. If the Solution Explorer is not shown, select __________. a) View > Solution Explorer b) File > Solution Explorer c) Edit > Solution Explorer d) Tools > Solution Explorer Answer: a 2. The Properties window a) allows you to modify control’s properties without writing any code. b) displays a control’s information. c) has the same set of options for every control. d) a and b e) a and c Answer: d 3. Autohide enables the tool box to shrink down to the edge of the screen. Answer: True. 4. The Solution Explorer window provides access only to certain files in the solution. Ans: False, Solution Explorer provides access to all files in the solution. 5. The toolbox contains icons representing controls used to customize forms. Answer: True. 2.5 Using Help 1. Microsoft provides extensive help documentation via the __________ menu. a) Assist b) Aid c) Support d) Help Answer: d 2. Visual Studio provides __________ pertaining to the “current content” (that is, the terms around the location of the mouse cursor). a) content-sensitive help b) context-sensitive help c) location-sensitive help d) mouse-sensitive help Answer: b 2.6 Using Visual Programming to Create a Simple App that Displays Text and an Image 1. The PictureBox control is used to display: a) text and images b) only images c) only text d) colors Answer: b 2. Which of the following is not a supported image format in Visual Studio 2012: a) GIF b) TIF c) PNG d) JPEG Answer: b 3. The text in the form’s title bar is determined by the form’s Text property. Answer: True. 4. Clicking BackColor in the Properties window allows you to change the form’s background color. Answer: True. 5. The behavior of a C# program is specified through conventional programming, i.e., writing code. Answer: True.