VISUAL BASIC TOPIC 2: Variables, Constants, & Calculations

Rules for variable name

• Must begin with letter

• Contain spaces,period(:),hyphen(-)

• Maximum size 255 characters

• Must be unique within the same scope

Which symbol creates an access(hot) key in the text of a menu item?

• &

• @

• $

• #

Variables are named storage locations in memory, the value of which does not change during program

• execution

• design

• debug

• none of the above

The default Data type for Visul Basic is

• Integer

• Decimal

• Variant

• String

What is a variable? 

• A value that can change depending on the conditions or information passed through the program
• The label of a control
• An IF statement
• None of these answers

What data type would this information be? 

• Decimal
• Currency
• Integer
• Number

What data type would this information be? 

• Boolean
• String
• Integer
• Decimal

How would you declare a variable for the age of someone?

• DECLARE decAge as decimal

• DIM intAge as integer

• DIM decAge as decimal

• DECLARE intAge as integer

Which of the following arithmetic operations has the highest level of precedence?

• + –

• * /

• ^ exponentiation

• ( )

A variable declared inside an event procedure is said to have local scope

• True

• False