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The document outlines an examination for a university degree in information technology or software development. It includes 4 questions - the first being compulsory, and students must choose two of the other three. Question 1 has multiple parts testing knowledge of variables, data types, modules, and Option Strict/Explicit in Visual Basic.NET. Question 2 tests error identification and control functions. Question 3 examines custom controls, deployment options, debugging tools, and events. Question 4 provides an exercise to build a program calculating circle properties from user input.

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Bbit Exam4

The document outlines an examination for a university degree in information technology or software development. It includes 4 questions - the first being compulsory, and students must choose two of the other three. Question 1 has multiple parts testing knowledge of variables, data types, modules, and Option Strict/Explicit in Visual Basic.NET. Question 2 tests error identification and control functions. Question 3 examines custom controls, deployment options, debugging tools, and events. Question 4 provides an exercise to build a program calculating circle properties from user input.

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UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2023/2024

EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREES OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN


INFORMATION TECHNOLOCY/SOFTWARE DEV./ APPLIED
COMPUTING/ BUSINESS I.T
BIT 2105/ BBIT 2105/ BAC 1304/ BSD 1305: APPLICATION
PROGRAMMING
FULL TIME/PART TIME/DISTANCE LEARNING
ORDINARY EXAMINATION
DATE: DECEMBER, 2023 TIME: 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS: Question One is Compulsory, Choose Two Other Questions

QUESTION ONE (20 marks) Compulsory


a) Explain the concept of variables in Visual Basic.NET. Provide examples of different
variable types and their usage. (4marks)
b) Write a Visual Basic.NET code snippet to declare a variable, assign a value to it, and then
display the value on the console. (5marks)
c) What is the purpose of "Option Strict" and "Option Explicit" in Visual Basic.NET? How
do they affect your code? (4marks)
d) Describe the differences between value types and reference types in Visual Basic.NET
(4marks)
e) Define a module. Visual Basic stores code in three different modules. List and explain
these modules. (3 marks)

Question TWO (15 marks)


(a) Identify the errors, if any, in the following program, and suggest how you would solve
them.
Dim strTest, 123str As String
strTest = 34
messageBox.Show(“Welcome to VB programming”)
“testing” = strTest
txtTest.Text = strTest
Dim intVar As Integer (6 marks)
(b) Explain the function of the following controls
(i) Listbox
(ii) Frame (4 marks)
(c) Write a visual basic program to calculate the sales tax when the calculate button is clicked.
(5marks)

QUESTION THREE (15 marks)


a) How can you create and use custom controls in Visual Basic.NET? (2 marks)
b) What are the various ways to deploy a Visual Basic.NET application to end-users?
(3 marks)
c) Discuss the importance of debugging and testing in software development, and explain the
debugging tools available in Visual Studio for Visual Basic.NET (5 marks)
d) Explain the concept of event-driven programming in Visual Basic.NET. Provide an
example of handling a button click event in a Windows Forms application.
(5marks)
QUESTION 4 (15 MARKS)
(a) A program is required that can accept the radius as input through a textbox
(txtRadius) and to calculate the Perimeter and Area of a Circle, and the Volume of a
sphere. The perimeter will be displayed in label lblPerimeter, Area in lblArea and
Volume in lblVolume.
Required:
Write three functions each for calculating the perimeter, area and volume. Use a button
btnCalculate to invoke the three functions and display the results. (10 marks)
(b) Write a program to accept a sentence in lower case and convert it to upper case. Show
an interface that you would use for the problem. (5 marks)

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