Introduction to Visual Studio and Visual Programming - Chapter 2

Describe Menu Bar

A menu bar contains menus, which are groups of related commands.

Describe solution

A solution is a group of projects.

Describe toolbar:

A toolbar contains icons that, when clicked, execute a command.

The properties in the properties window can be sorted ______________ or ___________.

Alphabetically, categorically

When an ellipsis button is clicked, a(n) __________ is displayed.

Dialog box

Visual Studio C# app developers usually create complex apps without writing any code.

False. C# programming usually involves a combination of writing a portion of the program code and having Visual Studio generate the remaining code.

Control properties can be modified only by writing code. (T/F)

False. Control properties can be modified using the Properties window.

The form, label, and PictureBox, have identical properties.

False. Each type of control has a different set of properties, although controls can have common properties.

Both forms and labels have a title bar. (T/F)

False. Forms have a title bar but Labels do not (although they do have a Label text)

Sizing handles are visible during execution.

False. Sizing handles are present only in Design view when a Form or control is selected.

The toolbar contains icons that represent controls you can drag onto a form. (T/F)

False. The Toolbox contains icons that represent such controls.

X toggles auto-hide for a window (T/F)

False. The pin icon toggles auto-hide. X closes a window.

Visual C# files use the file extension .csharp. (T/F)

False. Visual C# files use the file extension .cs.

GUI is an acronym for

Graphical User Interface

Describe control

A control is a component, such as a PictureBox or Label. Controls are added to a Form

The technique of ____________ allows you to create GUIs without writing any code.

visual app development

Describe Form

A Form represents the Windows Forms application that you are creating. The Form and controls collectively represent the program's GUI.

The _________ window allows you to browse solution files

Solution Explorer

A form's ___________ property specifies the text displayed in the form's title bar.

Text.

The ___________ property specifies how text is aligned within a label's boundaries.

TextAlign

Describe toolbox

The Toolbox contains controls used to customize forms.

The ___________ contains the controls that you can add to a form.

Toolbox

If your machine is connected to the Internet, you can browse websites from the Visual Studio IDE.

True

The toolbar icons represent various menu commands. (T/F)

True

You can add a control to a form by double clicking its control icon in the ToolBox.

True

A Form's background color is set using the Backcolor property. (T/F)

True.

Pictureboxes typically display images. (T/F)

True.

The _________ feature hides a window in the IDE.

auto-hide

Using __________ help immediately displays a relevant help article.

context-sensitive help

____________ displays relevant help articles, based on the current context.

context-sensitive help

The _________ property specifies which image a PictureBox displays.

image

A(n) ___________ is a group of one or more projects that collective form a Visual studio C# app.

solution

A(n) appears when the mouse pointer hovers over an icon.

tool tip

The __________ menu contains commands for arranging and displaying windows.

window