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--- study_questions_lucky_dip_creation [2009/09/03 00:53] – stephen
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 ====== Study Questions - Lucy Dip Creation ======
-. Copy the source of the questions and paste into Notepad++.
+. Copy the source of the questions.
-. Remove the tag bit at the bottom.
+. Run the [[lucky_dip_processor]].
-. In regular expression mode, replace
+. Goto the [[http://tallguyracing.com/wiki/doku.php?id=playground:playground|playgound]] and edit.
-<code>^====+.+====$</code>
+. Paste from the clipboard and save it.
-with nothing.
+. Select it (including the RSS XML Feed etc buttons).
-. In extended mode, replace
+. Open a **new** document in OpenOffice and paste the contents into it.
-<code>/* --== Answer Question separator ==-- */</code>
+. Set the Zoom to 73% (so that there are two pages per screen).
-with
+. Delete all the stuff at the top.
-<code><html>\n      </td>\n    </tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td width="50%">\n</html>\n</code>
+. Load styles -> Lucky Dip, Text + Pages + Overwrite.
-. In extended mode, replace
+. Right click table -> Table... -> Text Flow tab -> Untick Allow row to break...
-<code>/* --== Question Answer separator ==-- */</code>
+. For each page,
-with
+.1. Put the cursor in the last row of the page.
-<code>\n<html>\n      </td>\n      <td width="50%">\n</html></code>
+.2. Click the Insert Row button lots.
-. Replace the first html element with
+.3. Copy and paste the all the cells on the first page to the second. Note that this will **overwrite** the cells, so if there are not some blanks leftover, undo and go back to 17.2.
-<code html>
+.4. Delete the blank cells.
-<html>
-  <table border="1" width="100%">
-    <tr>
-      <td width="50%">
-</html>
-</code>
-. Add this to end
+. Highlight the right columns of odd pages and the left columns of the even pages (inside ones if two pages are displayed at once), change the background colour to black. **Also**, look for numbered bullet lists in the right column of the even pages and reset the numbering.
-<code html>
+. Print. Set the Input Tray to Tray 1.
-<html>
-      </td>
-    </tr>
-</html>
-</code>
-. Select all and copy to the clipboard.
-. Goto [[http://tallguyracing.com/wiki/doku.php?id=playground:playground]] and edit.
-. Paste from the clipboard and save it.
-. Select it (including the RSS XML Feed etc buttons).
-. Open a **new** document in OpenOffice and paste the contents into it.
-. Set the Zoom to 73% (so that there are two pages per screen).
-. Delete all the crap at the top.
-. Load styles -> Lucky Dip, Text + Pages + Overwrite.
-. Right click table -> Table... -> Text Flow tab -> Untick Allow row to break...
-. For each page,
-.1. Put the cursor in the last row of the page.
-.2. Click the Insert Row button lots.
-.3. Copy and paste the all the cells on the first page to the second. Note that this will **overwrite** the cells, so if there are not some blanks leftover, undo and go back to 17.2.
-.4. Delete the blank cells.
-. Highlight the right columns of odd pages and the left columns of the even pages (inside ones if two pages are displayed at once), change the background colour to black. **Also**, look for numbered bullet lists in the right column of the even pages and reset the numbering.
-. Select everything and paste into the master StudyQuestions file.
 ===== Questions To Be Lucky Dipped =====
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-** C4L5Q3: What are the three non-specialised, non-dictionary, non-generic collections and their generic equivalent? **
+/* Added 20117012 */
+** WebC2L1Q2: What must an HTML server control be located inside to operate correctly? **
 /* --== Question Answer separator ==-- */
-Answer:
+Answer: A form element that has the //runat="server"// attribute.
-  - //ArrayList//, equivalent to //List<>//.
-  - //Queue//, equivalent to //Queue<>//.
-  - //Stack//, equivalent to //Stack<>//.
 /* --== Answer Question separator ==-- */
-** PragC2Q16: What is code that glows in the dark? **
+/* Added 20117012 */
+** WebC2L1Q3: What are the three methods of setting the properties of an HTML control? **
 /* --== Question Answer separator ==-- */
-Answer: Tracer code.
+Answer: Source view, design view and programmatically in code.
 /* --== Answer Question separator ==-- */
-** PragC2Q17: What are the four aspects of code that tracer code should share with production code and what is the one aspect that it does not? **
+/* Added 20117012 */
+** WebC2L1Q4: In which event on what object should dynamically created controls be created? **
 /* --== Question Answer separator ==-- */
-Answer:
+Answer: The Init event on the page object.
-Shared: error checking, structuring, documentation and self-checking.
+/* --== Answer Question separator ==-- */
-Not shared: Full functionality.
+/* Added 20117012 */
-/* --== Answer Question separator ==-- */
+** WebC2L1Q5: What order are events from a web page raised on the server side? **
-** PragC2Q18: What are the five advantages of tracer code? **
 /* --== Question Answer separator ==-- */
-Answer:
+Answer: The event that caused the postback is processed last.
-  * Users get to see something early.
-  * Develops a build structure to work in.
-  * Creates an integration platform.
-  * Creates something to demonstrate.
-  * Creates a better feel for progress.
 /* --== Answer Question separator ==-- */
-** PragC2Q19: What is the difference between tracer code and prototyping? **
+/* Added 20117012 */
+** WebC2L1Q6: What property on a control should be set to minimize the size of the //ViewState// data? **
 /* --== Question Answer separator ==-- */
-Answer: Prototyping generates disposable code. Tracer code is lean but complete and forms part of the skeleton of the final system.
+Answer: The //EnableViewState// should be set to //false//.
 /* --== Answer Question separator ==-- */
-** C3L1Q2: In a regular expression, what is a lazy quantifier and how is one specified? **
+/* Added 20117012 */
+** WebC2L1Q7: What are the five main page events, in the order they occur? **
 /* --== Question Answer separator ==-- */
-Answer: A lazy quantifier will match as little of the searched string as possible. A lazy quantifier is specified by adding a '?' symbol immediately after the quantifier.
+Answer: //Page_PreInit//, //Page_Init//, //Page_Load//, //Page_PreRender// and //Page_Unload//
+==== Lesson 2:  Exploring Common Web Server Controls ====
 /* --== Answer Question separator ==-- */
-** C7L1Q11: What should the //Thread.ThreadState// property be used for? **
+/* Added 20117012 */
+** WebC2L2Q1: What are two differences between the //Literal// control and the //TextBox// control? **
 /* --== Question Answer separator ==-- */
-Answer: Debugging only and not thread synchronisation.
+Answer:
-/* --== Answer Question separator ==-- */
+  * The //Literal// control does not support styles, themes, and skins.
+  * The //Literal// control does not inherit from //WebControl//.
-** C7L1Q12: Which thread state can a thread not return to once it has left it? **
+===== Chapter 3: Exploring Specialized Server Controls =====
-/* --== Question Answer separator ==-- */
+==== Lesson 1: Exploring Specialized Web Server Controls ====
-Answer: //Unstarted//
 /* --== Answer Question separator ==-- */
-** C7L1Q13: Which thread state can a thread not leave once it has entered it? **
+/* Added 20110823 */
-/* --== Question Answer separator ==-- */
-Answer: //Stopped//
-/* --== Answer Question separator ==-- */
-** C7L1Q14: Which thread state is a newly created thread in? **
+** WebC3L1Q1: What are the three modes of the //Literal// control? **
 /* --== Question Answer separator ==-- */
-Answer: //Unstarted//
+Answer: //PassThrough//, //Encode// and //Transform//.
 /* --== Answer Question separator ==-- */
-** C7L1Q15: What happens to a thread's state when another thread calls //Thread.Start// on it? **
+/* Added 20110823 */
-/* --== Question Answer separator ==-- */
+** WebC3L1Q2: What is the advantage of using the //Table//, //TableRow// and //TableCell// controls over using straight HTML markup? **
-Answer: At first, nothing. Then, when the thread __responds__ to the call and actually starts running, it changes to //Running//.
-/* --== Answer Question separator ==-- */
-** C7L1Q16: What happens to a thread's state when another thread calls //Thread.Suspend// on it? **
 /* --== Question Answer separator ==-- */
-Answer: //Thread.Suspend// is depreciated and should not be used. But if it is, at first the thread's state changes to //SuspendRequested//. Then, when the thread __responds__ to the call, it changes to //Suspended//.
+Answer: The ability to add rows and cells programmatically.
 /* --== Answer Question separator ==-- */
-** C7L1Q17: What happens to a thread's state when another thread calls //Thread.Abort// on it? **
+/* Added 20110824 */
-/* --== Question Answer separator ==-- */
+** WebC3L1Q3: What web control should be used if clicking on an image is required? **
-Answer: At first the thread's state changes to //AbortRequested//. Then, when the thread __responds__ to the call, it changes to //Aborted//.
-/* --== Answer Question separator ==-- */
-** C7L1Q18: What can trigger a thread to change its state to //Running//? **
 /* --== Question Answer separator ==-- */
-Answer:
+Answer: //ImageButton// or //ImageMap//.
-  * The thread responds to a //Thread.Start// call.
+===== Replacements =====
-  * Another thread calls //Thread.Resume// which is depreciated and should not be used.
-  * TODO: there may be a third.
 /* --== Answer Question separator ==-- */
-** C7L1Q19: How can a thread enter the //WaitSleepJoin// state? **
+/* Added 20110708 */
+** WebC1L3Q1: What are the five levels, in order, of the ASP.NET configuration hierarchy? **
 /* --== Question Answer separator ==-- */
-Answer:
+Answer: Global machine, root default web, web site, web application, sub-directory.
-  * The thread calls //Monitor.Wait// on another object.
-  * The thread calls //Thread.Sleep//.
-  * The thread calls //Thread.Join// on another thread.
-** PragC2Q20: What are seven types of things that are good to prototype? **
-/* --== Question Answer separator ==-- */
-Answer: Risky, untried, critical, unproven, experimental, doubtful or uncomfortable things.
 /* --== Answer Question separator ==-- */
-** PragC2Q21: What are six parts of a system that are good to prototype? **
+/* Added 20100620 */
-/* --== Question Answer separator ==-- */
-Answer:
-  - The architecture.
-  - New functionality in an existing system.
-  - The structure or contents of external data.
-  - Third-party tools or components.
-  - Performance issues.
-  - The user interface.
-/* --== Answer Question separator ==-- */
-** PragC2Q22: What are four aspects of coding that can, when appropriate, be ignored while prototyping? **
+** MvcC1Q1: What are the six top-level directories, created by default when a new ASP.NET MVC project is created? **
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-Answer: Correctness, completeness, robustness and style.
+Answer: Controllers, Models, Views, Scripts, Content and App_Data.
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