Outline of Topics:
A.
Review of
programming concepts and languages
1.
Program
design and development
2.
Tools for
developing program logic
3.
Visual
BASIC as an Object-Oriented/Event-driven language
4.
Structured
programming
5.
The Visual
BASIC environment
a)
Screen
components
(1)
Toolbar
(2)
Toolbox
(3)
Menu
system
(4)
Forms
(5)
Events
(6)
Properties
b)
Controls
(1)
Naming
rules and conventions
(2)
Use the
following controls
(a)
Label
(b)
Text Box
(c)
Command
Button
(d)
Picture Box
(e)
Image Box
(f)
Frame
Control
(g)
Option
Button
(h)
Check Box
(i)
List Box
(j)
Combo Box
(k)
Scroll
Bars
(l)
Timer
Control
(3)
Changing
properties for controls
(4)
Working
with multiple controls
c)
Procedures
d)
Toolbox
e)
Printing
forms and code
6.
Using VB
Help
7.
Managing
Projects
a)
Opening
and Saving Projects
b)
Creating
Executable Files
c)
Using the
editor
d)
Working
with the Project Window
8.
User
Interfaces
a)
Designing
the user interface
(1)
Use of
color, graphics, and fonts
(2)
Access
keys
(3)
Tool tips
(4)
Tab order
and tab stops
(5)
Setting
the Form’s location on the screen
b)
Dialog
boxes (InputBox$ and MsgBox functions)
c)
Displaying
output on screen and printer
(1)
Screen
design
(2)
Text,
fonts, and color
(3)
Formatted
output
(4)
Using the
Printer object
d)
Input data
validation
9.
Using the
Language
a)
Program
flow and decision making (If... Then...Else, CASE, Do Loops, For...Next Loops)
b)
Type of
variables
c)
Scope of
variables
d)
Constants
e)
Arithmetic,
relational, and logical operators
f)
Built-in
functions
g)
Debugging
and Error Handling
h)
Responding
to mouse and keyboard events
i)
Creation
and access of sequential files
j)
Creation
and access of random files
k)
Multiple
forms
l)
Creating
simple menus
m)
Sub
procedures and Sub functions
n)
Control
arrays
o)
Data
arrays |
