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CBIS 3212
Chapter 3 Vocanulary
Question | Answer |
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Application | a program which makes the computer a useful tool |
Assignment statement | uses the eqial sign to give the object property on the L of the equal sign the value on the R of the equal sign |
Body | statements in a procedure |
Click event procedure | a procedure that excutes on response to a mouse Click event |
Code window | the part of the IDE that displays the Form 1 module window where program statements are entered |
Comment | text that explains and clarifies program code for pther programmers. Coments are preceded by a single quotation mark |
Compiler | converts a program to a language that the computer understands |
Control | used to create a control class object that the user can interact with |
Design window | displays the application interface and allows control class objects to be added, deleted, and sized |
Event | occurs when the userr interacts with an object |
Event driven application | executes code in response to an event |
Form | a control class object that is an application interface. Contains a title bae, system menu, and Minimize, Maximise, and close buttons |
IDE | used to create or modify a Visual Basic .NET application |
Interface | what appears on the screen when an application is running |
Menu Bar | the part of the IDE that contains the names of menus that contain commands. Can also be added to an applicationwith the MainMenu control |
Numeric Expression | formed with an arithmetic operators |
Operator precedence | the order in which operators are evaulted in a numeric expression |
Procedure | a block of code written to perform specific tasks |
Program Code | a set of instructions in an application |
Project | the set of files that make up a Visual Basic .NET application |
Project Explorer Window | the part of the IDE that lists the files in the current project |
Properties window | the part of the IDE that lists the properties value of an object |
Select | clicking an object, which displays handles |
Statement | a line of code |
Solution Explorer Window | used to switch between the design and code windows |
Toolbox | the part of the IDE that contains controls that are used to add objects to a form |
Visual Basic .NET | object oriented programming language used to create Windows, Web, and Command-line (condsole) applications, |