2006 FINAL EXAM PRACTICE PROBLEMS 

1. Perform a Computation

   Example: Input the hours worked and select one of the following
      radio buttons: Electrician, Plumber, Painter.  If Electricians
      earn 85 per hour, plumbers earn 75 per hour, and painters earn
      40 per hour, compute the total wages from the hours worked and
      the selected radio button.

2. Construct the variable trace and predict the output.

   Example:
   Public Sub Main( )
      Dim x As Integer = 150
      Dim y As Integer = 100

      While x > 1 And y > 1 Then
          If x Mod 2 = 0 Then
              x \= 3
              y \= 2
          Else
              x \= 5
              y \= 4
          End If
          System.Console.WriteLine(x + y)
      End While
   End Sub

3. Process an input file with a StreamReader object.

   Example:  Determine how many four letter words are in the
      input file words.txt.  Do this under two different
      assumptions:
      
      (a) There is one word per line.
      (b) There are multiple space delimited words per line.

4. Write and test a function.

   Example: Write a function that inputs a string and returns 
       this string with each space replaced by a $.  Write a
       main method to test your function.

5. Process data from a database.

   Example: The table GradeData from the database grades.mdb
       contains the columns Name and Grade.  The possible values
       of Grade are A, B, C, D and F.  Write a Windows application
       that will put the names of the students with a grade of A
       in a listbox.

6. Write code that outputs random numbers.

   Example: Write a console application that outputs 1000 random
      zeros and ones.

7. Draw a picture in a picture box using Graphics methods.

   Example: Draw three filled circles in a picture box according 
   to these specifications:

        Color    Center    Radius
        ------+-----------+------ 
        Red     (100,100)    40
        White   (200,200)    30
        Blue    (300,300)    20