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MindTap for Zak's Programming With Microsoft Visual Basic, 2 terms Instant Access, 9th Edition

Diane Zak

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MindTap for Zak's Programming With Microsoft Visual Basic, 2 terms Instant Access 9th Edition by Diane Zak
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MindTap Programming for Zak's Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic 2019/2022 is the online learning platform that powers students from memorization to mastery. It gives you complete control of your course -- to provide engaging content, to challenge every individual and to build their confidence. Empower students to accelerate their progress with MindTap. MindTap: Powered by You.

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Diane Zak

Prolific author and respected professional Diane Zak continues to provide an inspiring and uncomplicated learning experience for students through her widely popular programming books. Recognized for their unique, readable and friendly style, Zak's books reflect her knowledge of student needs and extensive understanding of computer programming and its use in business today, enabling her to carefully craft each with the modern student in mind. She has taught at various computer training centers and most recently served as a professor at College of DuPage in Illinois. Zak holds Bachelor of Science degrees in both computer information systems and accounting as well as a Master of Arts in adult and continuing education.

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  • Application Activities and Assessments: Chapter Quizzes: auto-graded questions are provided in multiple-choice/ true-false and short answer format. Chapter Exercises: End-of-chapter programming exercises allow students to apply what they've learned in the chapter.
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Table of Contents

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1. An Introduction to Visual Studio 2019/2022 and Visual Basic.
2. Planning Applications and Designing Interfaces.
3. Coding with Variables, Named Constants, and Calculations.
4. The Selection Structure.
5. The Repetition Structure.
6. Sub and Function Procedures.
7. String Manipulation.
8. Arrays.
9. Sequential Access Files and Menus.
10. Classes and Objects.
11. SQL Server Databases.
12. Database Queries with SQL.
13. Web Applications.
Appendix A: GUI Design Guidelines.
Appendix B: Additional Topics.
Appendix C: Finding and Fixing Program Errors.
Appendix D: Visual Basic 2019/2022 Cheat Sheet.
Appendix E: Case Projects.

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