1. Visual Programming
week # 14
Review
for
Final Exam

2. Outline 1. Date 2. Scope(topics) 3. How to Prepare for Midterm ? 4.
Format 5.
Exam Sample 6.
What & How to
Submit
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3. Final Exam Date How Long ? 2 hours Open Books ? YES ! make review
Section-02: T,F 10:50-12:05 : Monday, 12/15/14, 10:15 to 12:15 •
How Long ?
2 hours
Open
Books ?
YES !
make
review
notes
=>
very
helpful
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4. TOPICS Variables Calculation Procedure Lists Iteration (Loop: Foreach)
A) By Components: B)
By Tasks/Events: •
Basic: –
Image,
Label, Button, Textbox
Canvas
Clock 
Variables
Calculation
Procedure
Lists
Iteration (Loop: Foreach)
If-Then or If-Then-Else
TextToSpeech
Animation
Database •
Media: –
Sound •
Animation:
– ImageSprite
ScreenArrangement: • –
Horizontal Arrangement
Vertical Arrangement •
Other: –
TextToSpeach
TinyWebDB
WebAPI
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5. How to Prepare for Final Exam ?1) 2)
Have a look at Midterm Review again
For each topic, ask these questions:
• When should I use it ?
• How can I do it ?
Write notes & Practice with the topic
Have a look at all of tutorials and
homeworks
Re-DO all class tutorials and homework
WITHOUT looking at the solution (blocks)
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6. Exam Format FORMAT: Similar to a homework See Sample Exam•
Similar to a homework
See Sample Exam
What to submit at the exam: 
.Zip File
Picture of Design window
Picture of Block Editor window
Picture of Emulator window
A task description, requirements, and a
screenshot will
be given. No instructions nor tips (design or block editor
window) will be available. You are on your own !
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7. Exam SAMPLE #1 REQUIREMENT:
Build a calculator of A*(B+C) which should store the numbers A,B,C in a LIST and then on a WebDB, then display them and the calculation result as shown in the picture.
Your APP must have a GUI structure as shown in this
picture: •
let the user enter 3 numbers A,B, and C
a button to calculate
a button to store the data
a button to get the data
a button to clear all textboxes and the result
Our WebTinyDB online:
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8. Exam SAMPLE #1 Try to do without looking at this DESIGN window 
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9. Exam SAMPLE #1 Try to do without looking at this BLOCK EDITOR window:
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10. Exam SAMPLE #2
Your APP must have a GUI (including colors) exactly as shown in this picture:
1)Have 5 rows, each row has a label to display a book title, a label contains the book price, and a button
which would:
Add the book title to a list of selected books(shopping cart)
Add the price(in the label) to the Total Price
Must use a procedure(with 2 variables/arguments) called AddToCart to do these two actions and then
call/use it in each button with two appropriate values for the two arguments.
2)Have a button for “Displaying Shopping Cart” which would:
Display the list of selected book title in a label using FOREACH loop
Display the Total Price in a another label
as shown in the picture.
3)Have a button called “Reset” which would:
Set the Total Price to 0
Empty the label that displays the list of selected books
Empty the List that contains the list of selected books
4)Have a row which has:
a textbox so that the user can enter an account # and
a button called “Store TOTAL” which would store the Total Price to our WebDatabase. The account #
entered by the user in the textbox will be used as the key/tag : at
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11. Exam
SAMPLE #2
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12. Exam SAMPLE #2
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13. Exam SAMPLE #2: without PROCEDURES
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14. Exam SAMPLE #2: with PROCEDURES
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15. WHAT & WHERE to submit the Exam ? WHERE ?: At Blackboard.newpaltz.edu
Go to VP page then EXAMS, and Final Exam
For rehearsal/practice : JustTest
WHAT to submit at the exam ? 1. 2. 3. 4.
.Zip File (download from your APP Inventor account)
Picture of Design window
Picture of Block Editor window (must show ALL blocks)
Picture of Emulator window
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