WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY
NATIONAL DIPLOMA TEST
TEST 1
SUBJECT : DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE 2
SUBJECT CODE : DEV21B
QUALIFICATION : ND – INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
EXAMINER/S : Mr A. MABOVANA & Dr O. A. OKI
MODERATOR : MR. P TAMBA-TAMBA
DURATION : 1½ HOURS (90 MINUTES)
MARKS : 40
NUMBER OF PAGES : 5 (including cover page)
INSTRUCTIONS
This is a closed book test.
No student is allowed to borrow anything from another student.
All cell phones must be switched off.
Calculators may be used but cell phones may not be used as calculators.
Answer all questions.
EXAMINATION RULES ARE NOW IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
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Part A (Multiple Choice) 15marks
1) Visual Basic is a(n) _______.
a. Procedural programming language
b. Object-oriented programming language
c. Hyperlink programming language
d. Sequential programming language
2) Which is a valid statement for declaring a variable?
a. Const Form As Integer
b. Const myForm As Integer
c. Dim Form As Integer
d. Dim myForm As Integer
3) Which of the following converts the expression to decimal data type?
a. CDbl(expression)
b. CDec(expression)
c. CInt(expression)
d. CLng(expression)
4) In Visual Basic, we work with objects that have _______.
a. Programmer preference
b. Projects, solutions, and procedures
c. Classes, actions, and disciplines
d. Properties, methods, and events
5) When you plan a Visual Basic program, you follow a three-step process that should end with
_______.
a. Setting the properties
b. Writing the Basic code
c. Coding all of the remark statements
d. Defining the user interface
6) After the steps for planning a Visual Basic project are completed, you can begin actually
constructing a program by _______.
a. Setting the properties
b. Creating the interface
c. Writing the code
d. Executing the next step based on the programmer's preference
7) Which For…Next header alters the control variable from 1 to 50 in increments of 5?
a. For I As Integer = 1 To 5 Step 50
b. For 1 To 50 Step 50
c. For I As Integer = 1 To 50 Step = 50
d. For I As Integer = 1 To 50 Step 5
8) Which of the following shows the correct order for creating a Visual Basic program?
a. Set the properties, create the interface, write the code
b. Create the interface, set the properties, write the code
c. Create the interface, write the code, set the properties
d. Write the code, set the properties, create the interface
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9) The Visual Studio environment contains many different windows. Which window will be
the user interface when the project is running?
a. The Toolbox
b. The Solution window
c. The Properties window
d. The Form Designer window
10) Which window do you open if you want to see all of the objects that you can add to a form?
a. The Toolbox
b. The Solution window
c. The Properties window
d. The Form Designer
11) Which of the following statements assigns the first three characters in the strName variable
to strCode?
a. strCode = strName.Assign(0, 3)
b. strCode = strName.Sub(0, 3)
c. strCode = strName.Substring(0, 3)
d. strCode = strName.Assign(3, 1)
12) The symbol ______ is not a Visual Basic operator.
a. *
b. ^
c. %
d. < >
13) The caption displayed in form1 can be changed to TEST by the following line of code:
a. form1.Title = “TEST”
b. form1.Name = “TEST”
c. form1.Text = “TEST”
d. none of the above
14) Variable declarations in event handlers begin with the keyword ______.
a. Declare
b. Dim
c. Sub
d. Integer
15) You can use the ______ instruction to terminate a running application.
a. Me.Close( )
b. Me.Displace( )
c. Me.Finish( )
d. Me.Stop( )
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Part B (Essay Questions)15marks.
Each of Questions 16 – 20 is 3 marks (1 mark for mentioning the correct type of error and 2 marks for
correcting the error/s).
State the type of error in the following program and then rewrite the code without any errors.
16) Private sub btnOutput_click(…)Handles btnOutput.Click
txtBox.Text = Hello
End Sub
17) Private sub btnOutput_click(…)Handles btnOutput.Click
txtFirst.ForeColor = Red
End Sub
18) Private sub btnCalculate_click(…)Handles btnCalculate.Click
Dim a; b As Double
lstOutput.Items.Add(5
lstOutput.Items.Add(n)
End Sub
19) The VB code below is expected to calculate the average of any two numbers. State the type
of error in the VB code below and correct the error if there is any
Average = num1 + num2 / 2
20) Suppose that the file Quiz1.txt is stored in the root folder of the D drive. A statement with
“C:\Quiz1.txt” filespec was executed and the program stop executing and produce a
message box with the title: FileNotFoundException was unhandled.
State the type of error and rewrite the command without any errors.
Part C (Essay Questions) 10 marks
Each of Questions 21 – 25 is 2 marks
What will be displayed in the message box when the following VB code is executed?
21) Dim x As Integer
x=4
Select Case x / 2
Case 1
MsgBox("One")
Case 2 To 3
MsgBox("More than two")
Case 2
MsgBox("Two")
Case Else
MsgBox("Invalid number")
End Select
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22) Dim m As Integer = 60
Dim g As String
If m >= 90 Then
g = "A"
Else
If m >= 80 Then
g = "B"
Else
If m > 60 Then
g = "C"
Else
g = "D"
End If
End If
End If
g = "Grade " & g
MsgBox(g)
23) Dim i As Integer
For i = 1 To 10 Step 2
lstTest.Items.Add(i)
i=i+2
Next
24) Dim n As Integer = 7
n += 3
n=2*n
lstTest.Items.Add(n)
25) Dim num As Integer
num = 5
For i As Integer = num To (num * 2 - (num - 1))
lstTest.Items.Add(i)
Next
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