DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH
Name of the Faculty : K.SRINIVAS
Designation : SENIOR LECTURER
Branch : DCCP
Institute : SGMGPT, Abdullapurmet
Year/Semester : V
Subject : VISUAL BASIC-I
Subject Code : CCP-503
Topic : MDI Applications and Graphics
Duration : 50 Minutes
Sub-Topic : Understanding MDI
Teaching Aids : PPT, Animations and
Photographs

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Objectives
On completion of this period, you would be
able to know:

 Meaning of User Interface of a VB

Application
 Types of User Interface

 Single Document Interface (SDI)

 Multiple Document Interface (MDI)

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Meaning Of User Interface in a VB
Application

A Visual Basic User Interface:

1. Is a form that facilitates user interaction with

the application

2. Consists of a visual such as a form,

a dialog box with interfacing components
like Toolbars, Menu bars, Buttons,
Textboxes, etc.,

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 Meaning Of User Interface in a VB
Application

1. Allows users to interact with keys, mouse or touch

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 Types Of User Interface

1. Single Document Interface (SDI)

2. Multiple Document Interface (MDI)

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Single Document Interface

Definition:

A Single Document Interface is such an

application which offers its users only one
form or document to interact with.

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Single Document Interface

Features:

1. Consists of a single form or document

at any particular time

4. User can use the application interacting

with the controls of a single form

or document.

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Single Document Interface

Features:

3. The form or document consists of the VB

interfacing controls like Text Boxes, Label
Boxes, Buttons, List or Combo boxes, images,
etc.

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Single Document Interface
Applications:
 Used when application requires same
interface for all operations it offers

 When users do not need to work with two

or more documents created by the
application at the same time.

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Examples

Note Pad, Word Pad, Paint

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Single Document
Interface (SDI)

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Fig.1
Application of SDI - Note Pad

Fig.2
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Application of SDI - WordPad

Fig.3

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 Summary

 SDI is a single document (form) application

 use the application interacting
with the controls, Menus, Toolbars, etc.

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 Quiz – Objective Type

1. Single Document Interface

SDI stands for __________________________

2. User can interact with an interface with

Keys, Mouse Touch
_________________

3. Example of SDI is
a) Note Pad
b) MS Word
c) MS Excel
d) All the above

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 Questions

1. What is User Interface?

2. Explain SDI.
3. Explain the features of SDI

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