| A | B |
| project | a group of related files |
| standard executable | program that uses the most common Visual Basic features |
| project types | have predefined features for designing Windows programs |
| inputs | where a user enters data |
| outputs | where the user displays results |
| properties | attributes of an object such as size, position, etc |
| View Code button | displays a window for writing VB code |
| View Object button | displays the form |
| controls | prepackaged components that you reuse instead of writing them yourself |
| grid | dots on the background of the form used for aligning controls and are only visible at design time |
| project file | stores the name and location of every file in the project |
| design mode | program is not executing and the programmer has access to all the environment windows |
| run mode | the program is executing and the programmer can only interact in a few IDE features including the Intermediate window |
| Intermediate window | primarily used for debugging |