Frequently Asked Questions
Title bar: The title bar at the top of the window displays the title of the project. Menu bar: The menu bar consists of many drop-down menus.
GUI is an interface the enables the user to interact with an application by using controls like icons, buttons, menus, dialog boxes and windows.
The four steps in developing an application are: i. Create a form ii. Place controls on the form. iii. Set properties for the controls. iv. Add code to the controls to handle the event.
The arithmetic operators used in Visual Basic are: Addition (+) Subtraction (-) Multiplication (*) Exponent (^) Division (/) Integer Division (\) Modulus (Mod)
An assignment statement gives value to a variable. A variable may be equal to a constant or an expression. For example A= 100 or A= B*C
A method of placing controls on the form is given below. • Double-click on the control in the Toolbox. Here the chosen is a button. By default, buttons are named Button 1, Button 2, etc. • The control appears at the top-left corner of the form. To change the position of the control, click on it, hold down the left mouse button and drag it to the location. • To resize the control, drag the resize pointers on its edges or corners. • Drag the edges pointers for changing the size either horizontally or vertically. • Drag the corner pointers for changing the size diagonally.
