1. CSCI 3327 Visual Basic Chapter 11: Files and Streams
UTPA – Fall 2011
Part of the slides is from Dr. John Abraham’s previous lecture slides. – Xiang Lian

2. Objectives In this chapter, you will do some exercises about:
File and stream manipulations
Windows forms GUI

3. Exercises
The smallest data item a computer can process is called a ________.
1. database 2. byte file bit
A group of related records is stored in a ____.
1. file 2. field 3. bit 4. byte
Data maintained in a file is called _____.
1. persistent data 2. bits 3. secondary data 4. databases
Methods from the ____ class can be used to write data to a file.
1. StreamReader 2. WriteFile 3. StreamWriter 4. None of the above
Namespace ____ provides the classes and methods you need to perform file processing.
1. System.IO System.Files System.Stream 4. System.Windows.Forms
Sometimes a group of related files is called a ____.
1. field 2. database 3. collection byte

4. Exercises (cont'd) A(n) ____ allows the user to select a file to open.
1. CreateFileDialog 2. OpenFileDialog 3. MessageBox 4. SaveFileDialog
Digits, letters, and special symbols are referred to as ______.
1. constants 2. Integers 3. characters 4. None of the above
StreamReader method _____ reads a line from a file.
1. ReadLine 2. Read 3. ReadAll 4. ReadToNewline
A _____contains information that is read in the order it was written.
1. sequential-access file 2. StreamWriter 3. StreamReader 4. None of the above
Methods from class _____ can be used to read data from a file.
1. StreamWriter 2. FileReader 3. StreamReader 4. None of the above

5. True / False Statement A form is a container.
All mouse events use the same event arguments class.
A control’s tool tip text is set with the ToolTip property of class Control.
Menu items can display ComboBoxes, checkmarks and access shortcuts.
The ListBox control allows only a single selection (like a RadioButton)
An MDI child window can have MDI children.
MDI windows can be moved outside the boundaries of their parent window.