Contestant Number: ________________

Visual Basic / C# PROGRAMMING – REGIONAL 2020 Time: _________

Page 1 of 5
Rank: _________

Visual Basic / C#
PROGRAMMING
(330)

REGIONAL – 2020
Production Portion:

Program 1: Data Storage Conversion _______________ (450 points)

TOTAL POINTS _____________ (450 points)

Failure to adhere to any of the following rules will result in disqualification:

1. Contestant must hand in this test booklet and all printouts. Failure to do so will result in
disqualification.
2. No equipment, supplies, or materials other than those specified for this event are
allowed in the testing area. No previous BPA tests and/or sample tests or facsimile
(handwritten, photocopied, or keyed) are allowed in the testing area.
3. Electronic devices will be monitored according to ACT standards.

No more than ten (10) minutes orientation

No more than 90 minutes testing time
No more than ten (10) minutes wrap-up

Property of Business Professionals of America.

May be reproduced only for use in the Business Professionals of America
Workplace Skills Assessment Program competition.
Visual Basic / C# PROGRAMMING – REGIONAL 2020
Page 2 of 5

Data Storage Conversion

You are to create a Visual Basic or C# program that can convert all data types between Byte
and Terbit. This program will have the user to enter the quantity through a textbox and select the
original data type through the use of radio buttons. The user then must select the desired data type to
convert to using radio buttons. The user will then press the convert button to display the answer.
The user will then be able to change the quantity and/or the original data type and/or the desired
data type. The conversion of data is based off of the number 1024. The following can be used for
the conversion equations: 1 Byte = 10240 Bytes, 1 Kilobyte = 10241 Bytes, 1 Megabyte = 10242
Bytes, 1 Gigabyte = 10243 Bytes and 1 Terabyte = 10244 Bytes.

Steps:
1. Solution and Project
a. Create a Visual Basic Windows Form Application named
“VB_REG_ContestantNumber” or “CS_REG_ContestantNumber” (depending on
which language you are using). The ContestantNumber is your BPA assigned
contestant number. When naming your project, replace dashes (-) with the
underscore (_). For example, if you BPA contestant number is 98-7654-3210, then
your project name would be VB_REG_98_7654_3210.
2. User Interface
a. The user interface to be constructed as shown in Figure 1. Your application must be
visually identical to the prototype shown in Figure 1.
b. The form’s caption must be set to “Data Storage Conversion”
c. The program is required to use two group boxes.
d. The first group box
i. The caption will be “Convert From”
ii. One label to prompt the user to enter the quantity.
iii. One textbox to take in the user input.
iv. There will need to be five radio buttons for the user to select between Byte,
Kilobit, Megabit, Gigabit and Terabit.
e. The second group box:
i. The caption will be “Convert To”
ii. One label prompting the user to select the data size.
iii. There will need to be five radio buttons for the user to select between Byte,
Kilobit, Megabit, Gigabit and Terabit.
iv. One button with the text of Convert
v. One textbox to display the converted data amount
f. Below the two group boxes, there will be a single button for exit.
Visual Basic / C# PROGRAMMING – REGIONAL 2020
Page 3 of 5

3. Program Execution
a. The program should user validate all input and create an error message if any of the
user’s input is missing without stopping the program’s execution. See Figure 2.
b. The program should validate that the value in the textbox located in the “Convert
From” section contains a number.
c. With all the given input, the program should calculate and display the conversion to
the textbox within the “Convert To” group box.
i. All output can be rounded to the 15th decimal place.
ii. See Figure 3
d. The program should exit when the user clicks the “Exit” button.
4. The Source Code
a. To keep all the company’s programs consistent, the following naming conventions
must be used:
i. The following prefixes should be used in naming the following:
1. Forms – frm, Group_Boxes – grp, Labels – lbl, Textboxes – txt,
Radio_Buttons – rb and Buttons – btn.
ii. No single letter variables are to be used in the program.
b. The program must be commented throughout, especially all functions and methods.

Figure 1
Visual Basic / C# PROGRAMMING – REGIONAL 2020
Page 4 of 5

Figure 2

Figure 3
Visual Basic / C# PROGRAMMING – REGIONAL 2020
Page 5 of 5

Your application will be graded on the following criteria:

Solution and Project

The project is present on the flash drive ____ 10 pts

The project is named according to the naming conventions ____ 10 pts

Program Execution

Code copied to USB drive and program runs from USB ____ 30 pts

If the program does not execute, then the remaining items in this section receive a score of zero.

Form has the correct caption (Data Storage Conversion) ____ 15 pts
The form is divided using two group boxes with the correct captions (10 per) ____ 20 pts
The radio buttons are evenly spaced vertically ____ 30 pts
Exit button is present and works correctly ____ 15 pts
Error message occur if any/all of the input is missing (20 points per input) ____ 60 pts
Error message occurs if a number is not entered in the convert from textbox ____ 20
Program calculates and displays the correct conversion ____ 60 pts
Source

Proper prefixes were used correctly ____ 40 pts

Code is commented throughout ____ 30 pts
Code exists to handle all missing inputs _____30 pts
Code exists to validate the input entered into the textbox is a number _____ 20 pts
Program calculates from smaller to higher conversions ____ 30 pts
Program calculates from higher to smaller ____ 30 pts

Total Points _______/ 450 points

Visual Basic / C# PROGRAMMING – REGIONAL 2020
Page 1 of 11

VISUAL BASIC/
C# PROGRAMMING
(330)

REGIONAL 2020
Production Portion:

Program 1: Data Storage Conversion _______________ (450 points)

TOTAL POINTS _____________ (450 points)

Failure to adhere to any of the following rules will result in disqualification:

1. Contestant must hand in this test booklet and all printouts. Failure to do so will result in
disqualification.
2. No equipment, supplies, or materials other than those specified for this event are
allowed in the testing area. No previous BPA tests and/or sample tests or facsimile
(handwritten, photocopied, or keyed) are allowed in the testing area.
3. Electronic devices will be monitored according to ACT standards.

No more than ten (10) minutes orientation

No more than 90 minutes testing time
No more than ten (10) minutes wrap-up

Property of Business Professionals of America.

May be reproduced only for use in the Business Professionals of America
Workplace Skills Assessment Program competition.
Visual Basic / C# PROGRAMMING – REGIONAL 2020
Page 2 of 11

Data Storage Conversion

You are to create a Visual Basic or C# program that can convert all data types between Byte
and Terbit. This program will have the user to enter the quantity through a textbox and select the
original data type through the use of radio buttons. The user then must select the desired data type to
convert to using radio buttons. The user will then press the convert button to display the answer.
The user will then be able to change the quantity and/or the original data type and/or the desired
data type. The conversion of data is based off of the number 1024. The following can be used for
the conversion equations: 1 Byte = 10240 Bytes, 1 Kilobyte = 10241 Bytes, 1 Megabyte = 10242
Bytes, 1 Gigabyte = 10243 Bytes and 1 Terabyte = 10244 Bytes.

Steps:
1. Solution and Project
a. Create a Visual Basic Windows Form Application named
“VB_REG_ContestantNumber” or “CS_REG_ContestantNumber” (depending on
which language you are using). The ContestantNumber is your BPA assigned
contestant number. When naming your project, replace dashes (-) with the
underscore (_). For example, if you BPA contestant number is 98-7654-3210, then
your project name would be VB_REG_98_7654_3210.
2. User Interface
a. The user interface to be constructed as shown in Figure 1. Your application must be
visually identical to the prototype shown in Figure 1.
b. The form’s caption must be set to “Data Storage Conversion”
c. The program is required to use two group boxes.
d. The first group box
i. The caption will be “Convert From”
ii. One label to prompt the user to enter the quantity.
iii. One textbox to take in the user input.
iv. There will need to be five radio buttons for the user to select between Byte,
Kilobit, Megabit, Gigabit and Terabit.
e. The second group box:
i. The caption will be “Convert To”
ii. One label prompting the user to select the data size.
iii. There will need to be five radio buttons for the user to select between Byte,
Kilobit, Megabit, Gigabit and Terabit.
iv. One button with the text of Convert
v. One textbox to display the converted data amount
f. Below the two group boxes, there will be a single button for exit.
Visual Basic / C# PROGRAMMING – REGIONAL 2020
Page 3 of 11

3. Program Execution
a. The program should user validate all input and create an error message if any of the
user’s input is missing without stopping the program’s execution. See Figure 2.
b. The program should validate that the value in the textbox located in the “Convert
From” section contains a number.
c. With all the given input, the program should calculate and display the conversion to
the textbox within the “Convert To” group box.
i. All output can be rounded to the 15th decimal place.
ii. See Figure 3
d. The program should exit when the user clicks the “Exit” button.
4. The Source Code
a. To keep all the company’s programs consistent, the following naming conventions
must be used:
i. The following prefixes should be used in naming the following:
1. Forms – frm, Group_Boxes – grp, Labels – lbl, Textboxes – txt,
Radio_Buttons – rb and Buttons – btn.
ii. No single letter variables are to be used in the program.
b. The program must be commented throughout, especially all functions and methods.

Figure 1
Visual Basic / C# PROGRAMMING – REGIONAL 2020
Page 4 of 11

Figure 2

Figure 3
Visual Basic / C# PROGRAMMING – REGIONAL 2020
Page 5 of 11

Your application will be graded on the following criteria:

Solution and Project

The project is present on the flash drive ____ 10 pts

The project is named according to the naming conventions ____ 10 pts

Program Execution

Code copied to USB drive and program runs from USB ____ 30 pts

If the program does not execute, then the remaining items in this section receive a score of zero.

Form has the correct caption (Data Storage Conversion) ____ 15 pts
The form is divided using two group boxes with the correct captions (10 per) ____ 20 pts
The radio buttons are evenly spaced vertically ____ 30 pts
Exit button is present and works correctly ____ 15 pts
Error message occur if any/all of the input is missing (20 points per input) ____ 60 pts
Error message occurs if a number is not entered in the convert from textbox ____ 20
Program calculates and displays the correct conversion ____ 60 pts
Source

Proper prefixes were used correctly ____ 40 pts

Code is commented throughout ____ 30 pts
Code exists to handle all missing inputs _____30 pts
Code exists to validate the input entered into the textbox is a number _____ 20 pts
Program calculates from smaller to higher conversions ____ 30 pts
Program calculates from higher to smaller ____ 30 pts

Total Points _______/ 450 points

Visual Basic / C# PROGRAMMING – REGIONAL 2020
Page 6 of 11
VB SAMPLE CODE:

Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Linq
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Threading.Tasks
Imports System.Windows.Forms

Namespace Data_Storage
Public Partial Class frmDataConversion
Inherits Form

Public Sub New()

InitializeComponent()
End Sub

Private Function ValidateFrom() As Boolean

Dim bStatus As Boolean = True
Dim parsedValue As Integer

If txtFrom.Text = "" Then

errorProvider1.SetError(txtFrom, "Please enter a value.")
bStatus = False
Else

If Not Integer.TryParse(txtFrom.Text, parsedValue) Then

errorProvider1.SetError(txtFrom, "Please enter an integer value")
bStatus = False
Else
errorProvider1.SetError(txtFrom, "")
End If
End If

If rbFromB.Checked = False AndAlso rbFromKb.Checked = False AndAlso

rbFromMb.Checked = False AndAlso rbFromGb.Checked = False AndAlso rbFromTb.Checked =
False Then
errorProvider3.SetError(rbFromKb, "Please select a from data type.")
bStatus = False
Else
errorProvider3.SetError(rbFromKb, "")
End If

If rbToB.Checked = False AndAlso rbToKb.Checked = False AndAlso rbToMb.Checked =

False AndAlso rbToGb.Checked = False AndAlso rbToTb.Checked = False Then
errorProvider2.SetError(lblDirections, "Select a data type to convert to.")
Visual Basic / C# PROGRAMMING – REGIONAL 2020
Page 7 of 11
bStatus = False
Else
errorProvider2.SetError(lblDirections, "")
End If

Return bStatus
End Function

Private Sub btnToConvert_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)

Dim bValidFrom As Boolean = ValidateFrom()
Dim fromVal As Integer
Dim cvToBytes As Double = 0
Dim cvToNew As Double = 0
Dim cvToString As String

If bValidFrom Then
fromVal = Int32.Parse(txtFrom.Text)

If rbFromB.Checked Then
cvToBytes = fromVal
ElseIf rbFromKb.Checked Then
cvToBytes = 1024 * fromVal
ElseIf rbFromMb.Checked Then
cvToBytes = Math.Pow(1024, 2) * fromVal
ElseIf rbFromGb.Checked Then
cvToBytes = Math.Pow(1024, 3) * fromVal
ElseIf rbFromTb.Checked Then
cvToBytes = Math.Pow(1024, 4) * fromVal
End If

If rbToB.Checked Then
cvToNew = cvToBytes
ElseIf rbToKb.Checked Then
cvToNew = cvToBytes / Math.Pow(1024, 1)
ElseIf rbToMb.Checked Then
cvToNew = cvToBytes / Math.Pow(1024, 2)
ElseIf rbToGb.Checked Then
cvToNew = cvToBytes / Math.Pow(1024, 3)
ElseIf rbToTb.Checked Then
cvToNew = cvToBytes / Math.Pow(1024, 4)
End If

txtConvert.Text = cvToNew.ToString("N15")
Else
MessageBox.Show("Input error, please correct and retry.")
End If
End Sub

Private Sub btnExit_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)

Visual Basic / C# PROGRAMMING – REGIONAL 2020
Page 8 of 11
Application.[Exit]()
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
Visual Basic / C# PROGRAMMING – REGIONAL 2020
Page 9 of 11
C# SAMPLE CODE:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace Data_Storage
{
public partial class frmDataConversion : Form
{
public frmDataConversion()
{
InitializeComponent();
}

private bool ValidateFrom()

{
bool bStatus = true;
int parsedValue;
if (txtFrom.Text == "")
{
errorProvider1.SetError(txtFrom, "Please enter a value.");
bStatus = false;
}
else
{
if (!int.TryParse(txtFrom.Text, out parsedValue))
{
errorProvider1.SetError(txtFrom, "Please enter an integer value");
bStatus = false;
}
else
{
errorProvider1.SetError(txtFrom, "");

}
}
if (rbFromB.Checked == false && rbFromKb.Checked == false &&
rbFromMb.Checked == false && rbFromGb.Checked == false &&
rbFromTb.Checked == false )
{
errorProvider3.SetError(rbFromKb, "Please select a from data type.");
Visual Basic / C# PROGRAMMING – REGIONAL 2020
Page 10 of 11
bStatus = false;
}
else
{
errorProvider3.SetError(rbFromKb, "");

if (rbToB.Checked == false && rbToKb.Checked == false &&

rbToMb.Checked == false && rbToGb.Checked == false &&
rbToTb.Checked == false )
{
errorProvider2.SetError(lblDirections, "Select a data type to convert to.");
bStatus = false;
}

else
{
errorProvider2.SetError(lblDirections, "");
}
return bStatus;
}

private void btnToConvert_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

{
bool bValidFrom = ValidateFrom();
int fromVal;
double cvToBytes = 0;
double cvToNew = 0;
string cvToString;
if (bValidFrom)
{
fromVal = Int32.Parse(txtFrom.Text);
if (rbFromB.Checked)
{
cvToBytes = fromVal;
}
else if (rbFromKb.Checked)
{
cvToBytes = 1024 * fromVal;
}
else if (rbFromMb.Checked)
{
cvToBytes = Math.Pow(1024, 2) * fromVal;
}
else if (rbFromGb.Checked)
{
cvToBytes = Math.Pow(1024, 3) * fromVal;
Visual Basic / C# PROGRAMMING – REGIONAL 2020
Page 11 of 11
}
else if (rbFromTb.Checked)
{
cvToBytes = Math.Pow(1024, 4) * fromVal;
}

if (rbToB.Checked)
{
cvToNew = cvToBytes;
}
else if (rbToKb.Checked)
{
cvToNew = cvToBytes/ Math.Pow(1024, 1);
}
else if (rbToMb.Checked)
{
cvToNew = cvToBytes / Math.Pow(1024, 2) ;
}
else if (rbToGb.Checked)
{
cvToNew = cvToBytes / Math.Pow(1024, 3) ;
}
else if (rbToTb.Checked)
{
cvToNew = cvToBytes / Math.Pow(1024, 4) ;
}

//cvToString = String.Format("{0:0,0.00}", cvToNew);

//txtConvert.Text = cvToString;
txtConvert.Text = cvToNew.ToString("N15");

}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("Input error, please correct and retry.");
}
}

private void btnExit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

{
Application.Exit();
}
}
}