Given the fact there are around 50 default controls provided within the toolbox of visual studio, each with a highly in depth range of properties, events, methods and parameters you should probably focus your question on which individual tool you wish to know about.
It is probably possible to write an eight page laymans description for each control and it's uses accross the vb spectrum, and that would be without delving into the newer WPF uses of, say, a ListBox.
command button, text box, label
It is a language used to develop web applications (eg: Asp.net) in .Net.
visual basic has it's own compiler that Microsoft developed for it I think it was called vbcomp
Visual Basic is used on windows computers for just about any task though they are usually but not always simple.
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QBASIC is not a visual language, although it can be used to create very crude visual programs (much like a BIOS screen in appearence). In contrast, Visual Basic can be used to create Windows-Based programs using the appropriate GUI and as such far more user friendly. Personally, I would use PASCAL and DELPHI - Pascal is similar in functionality to QBASIC (although more advanced), but can be used within Delphi to achieve more visual results.
It is a language used to develop web applications (eg: Asp.net) in .Net.
visual basic has it's own compiler that Microsoft developed for it I think it was called vbcomp
Visual Basic is a computer development program. It's used to create .exe or executable programs.
Visual Basic is a computer programming language that can be used to create programs, but it is not a program in itself.
No, Visual Basic is a program on its own too, used to create programs. VBA is used in Excel and other programs (Visual Basic for Applications).
tags are the basic formatting tools used in HTML and in other mark up languages.
Visual Basic is used on windows computers for just about any task though they are usually but not always simple.
Program in visual basic are the component being used by the programer that will give the user fast and easy way.
"Visual" is an adjective meaning something you can see. Here it is being used as a noun meaning a picture or illustration.
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The tools they used depend on the era and the job being done. Basic tools include hammers, spears, and bows.
QBASIC is not a visual language, although it can be used to create very crude visual programs (much like a BIOS screen in appearence). In contrast, Visual Basic can be used to create Windows-Based programs using the appropriate GUI and as such far more user friendly. Personally, I would use PASCAL and DELPHI - Pascal is similar in functionality to QBASIC (although more advanced), but can be used within Delphi to achieve more visual results.