VB Vocab Words

A/ Type your name, class name, class period number, and unit number left-aligned on separate lines at the top of the page as shown below.
B/ Number each vocab word starting with the number 1.
C/ Type the vocab word followed by a hyphen and then two or more complete sentences that explain the use and/or meaning of the vocab word.
D/ Make the vocab word bold where it appears within one of the sentences.
E/ Do not copy or plagiarize the teacher's lecture notes or any other website. Explain the vocab word in your own words. The definitions must be created without help or collaboration from other students.


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John Doe
Visual Basic
Period 1
Unit 1

1. CPU - A computer's CPU drives the main operations of the computer. The acronym CPU stands for central processing unit.
2. RAM - The RAM is the primary storage of the computer. The acronym RAM stands for random access memory.
3. ROM - The ROM cannot be overwritten or replaced since it is read only. ROM stands for read only memory.
4. bit - A bit is a binary digit (0 and 1) that computers use to represent decimal numbers. There are only two possible bit values, 0 and 1.
5. byte - A byte is made up of 8 bits. An example of a byte is 1011 1110.

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Unit 1

  1. object
  2. property
  3. method
  4. form
  5. interface
  6. code
  7. IDE
  8. Properties window
  9. Toolbox
  10. design time
  11. run time
  12. bug
  13. compile error
  14. run-time error
  15. logic error
  16. ENIAC
  17. keyboard shortcut
  18. the focus
  19. concatenation operator
  20. empty string
  21. syntax
  22. keywords
  23. Hungarian Notation

Unit 2

  1. variable
  2. declaration statement
  3. Dim
  4. data type
  5. String data type
  6. Double data type
  7. Integer data type
  8. overflow
  9. scope
  10. local variable
  11. module variable
  12. assignment statement
  13. Mod
  14. Val
  15. Str

Unit 3

  1. PictureBox
  2. gif vs jpg graphic file type
  3. FromArgb
  4. DrawLine
  5. DrawRectangle
  6. DrawEllipse
  7. DrawString
  8. call statement
  9. reusability of methods

Unit 4

  1. menu's Checked property
  2. menu's Enabled property
  3. For loop
  4. definite loop
  5. loop iteration
  6. body of a loop
  7. loop variable
  8. tracing a loop
  9. fencepost error
  10. counter statement
  11. increment
  12. compound operator

Unit 5

  1. If statement
  2. relational operator
  3. logical operator
  4. truth table
  5. Boolean expression
  6. Exit For

Unit 6

  1. collision detection
  2. MouseDown method
  3. KeyDown method

Unit 7

  1. Timer object
  2. Interval property of a Timer
  3. Enabled property of a Timer
  4. PlaySound
  5. wav format for audio files
  6. mp3 format for audio files

Unit 8

  1. Rnd method
  2. Math.Pow
  3. Math.Max
  4. Math.Floor
  5. call statement
  6. function header
  7. return type
  8. parameter
  9. passing a parameter

Unit 9

  1. splash screen
  2. InputBox

Unit 10

  1. While loop
  2. infinite loop
  3. indefinite loop
  4. flag variable
  5. sentinel value
  6. Exit While
  7. array
  8. Length method of an array
  9. subscript
  10. element
  11. sequential search
  12. binary search
  13. key

Unit 11

  1. string
  2. leading space
  3. null string
  4. concatenation
  5. Length method of a String
  6. ToString method
  7. Compare method
  8. Trim method
  9. Substring method
  10. IndexOf method

Unit 12

  1. text file
  2. reading data from a text file
  3. writing data to a text file

Unit 13

  1. class
  2. state
  3. behavior
  4. client programmer
  5. class developer
  6. default constructor
  7. modifier method
  8. accessor method
  9. to instantiate
  10. to override a method
  11. inheritance
  12. child class
  13. encapsulation
  14. polymorphism
  15. object-oriented programming (OOP)