VISUAL BASIC 6.0 MCQ-1

Visual Basic is a GUI (Graphical User Interface) development tool, allowing programmers to create applications with visual elements like windows, buttons, and icons.

Visual Basic was developed and released by Microsoft as a evolution of the BASIC programming language.

Visual Basic 1.0 was first introduced by Microsoft in 1991 at the Atlanta Comdex trade show.

The .vbp (Visual Basic Project) file extension is used to store information about the forms, modules, and controls that make up a project.

Alan Cooper is known as the 'Father of Visual Basic' because he developed the visual interface design concept (codenamed Ruby) which Microsoft combined with BASIC.

Visual Basic was developed by Microsoft Corporation, which is an American multinational technology company headquartered in the USA.

Visual Basic is considered a Third Generation Language (3GL) designed to be more user-friendly than previous generations of languages.

Visual Basic 2.0 was released in November 1992, offering increased speed and a more sophisticated programming environment.

Visual Basic 3.0 was released in 1993 and became highly popular as it included the Microsoft Jet Database Engine.

Visual Basic 4.0 was released in August 1995 and was the first version capable of creating 16-bit as well as 32-bit Windows programs.

Visual Basic 5.0 was released in February 1997, focusing exclusively on 32-bit versions of Windows and introducing the ability to create custom user controls.

Visual Basic 6.0 was released in mid-1998 and became the most widely used version, included as part of Visual Studio 6.0.

While VB 4.0 introduced 32-bit support, VB 5.0 and 6.0 were specifically optimized for 32-bit systems (Windows 95/NT and later).

VB 6.0 is known for its Integrated Development Environment (IDE), easy User Interface design through drag-and-drop, and Rapid Application Development (RAD) capabilities.

The Object Browser is a tool in the IDE that allows you to see the objects available for use in your project, along with their properties, methods, and events.

The Project Explorer window (or Project window) provides a hierarchical list of all the projects and the items contained in each project, such as forms and modules.

For a TextBox control, 'Text' is the default property, which holds the string content currently displayed in the box.

A Project in Visual Basic is a collection of various files, including form files (.frm), module files (.bas), and project configuration files (.vbp).

The Code Editor window is the primary workspace where developers write and edit the Visual Basic source code for their applications.

The Immediate window is used during debugging to evaluate expressions, execute statements, and print variable values using 'Debug.Print'.