GHANA COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Bsc INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (LEVEL 300)
MID-SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS, JULY 2024

CICS 314: ADVANCE VISUAL BASIC PROGRAMMING

Duration:2 hours
Total Marks: 20

INDEX NUMBER 1705099688

NAME NARTEY IYKE FREMPONG
CAMPUS/BATCH LEVEL 300 TOPUP

QUESTION 1 (5 Marks)
1. The .NET framework provides a runtime environment called……

a) RMT b) CLR c)GC d)BCL

2. How does vb.net instantiates the .net object

a) Using New keyword

b) Using CreateObject Keyword
c) Using Get object
d) Both A & B

3. Which of the following block of VB.NET identifies a block of code for which
particular exceptions will be activated?

a) Try b) Finally c) Catch d) Throw

4. Using MyBase you can call base class ……

a) Constructor b) Function c) Variables d) Constants

5.……… is the ability of one program element to be used in many different

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 situations

a) Polymorphism b) Inheritance c) Data Hiding d) Object

Answer any 3 questions from Q2 to Q5

Question 2 (5 Marks)
Design a class Employee with a parameterized constructor and a procedure to display the
Name , ID , Designation and salary of an employee

Answer

Public Class Employee

Public Property Name As String

Public Property ID As Integer

Public Property Designation As String

Public Property Salary As Double

Public Sub New(name As String, id As Integer, designation As String, salary As Double)

Me.Name = name

Me.ID = id

Me.Designation = designation

Me.Salary = salary

End Sub

Public Sub DisplayEmployeeDetails()

Console.WriteLine($"Name: {Name}")

Console.WriteLine($"ID: {ID}")

Console.WriteLine($"Designation: {Designation}")

Console.WriteLine($"Salary: {Salary}")

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 End Sub

End Class

Question 3(5 Marks)

Create an overloaded function multiply
Answer

Module Module1

Function Multiply(num1 As Integer, num2 As Integer) As Integer

Return num1 * num2

End Function

Function Multiply(num1 As Double, num2 As Double) As Double

Return num1 * num2

End Function

End Module

Question 4(5 Marks)

Explain exception handling mechanism in VB.NET

Answer

In VB.NET, exception handling is crucial for managing errors and unexpected situations
that may arise during program execution. The Try...Catch...Finally block is commonly used
for handling exceptions. Within the Try block, you place the code that might generate an
exception. If an exception occurs, the control moves to the Catch block where you can
handle the exception by providing specific error-handling code. The Finally block is
optional and is used to execute code regardless of whether an exception occurs or not, like
closing files or releasing resources.

Example

Try

' Code that might raise an exception

Catch ex As Exception

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 ' Handle the exception

Finally

' Clean up code

End Try

Question 5(5 Marks)

What is a constructor? How do we invoke a constructor? Give an example of
Constructor Overloading

Answer

In VB.NET, a constructor is a special method that gets called when an object of a class is
created. It initializes the object's state and allocates memory. To invoke a constructor, you
simply use the New keyword followed by the class name. Here's a simple example:

Public Class Person

Public Property Name As String

Public Property Age As Integer

' Default Constructor

Public Sub New()

Name = "John Doe"

Age = 30

End Sub

' Parameterized Constructor

Public Sub New(ByVal name As String, ByVal age As Integer)

Me.Name = name

Me.Age = age

End Sub

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End Class

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