Introduction – Client/Server – Benefits of Client/Server – Downsizing – Upsizing – Right sizing –Client/Server Models – Distributed Presentation – Remote Presentation – Remote Data – Distributed Logic – Distributed Data – Client/Server Architecture – Technical Architecture – Application Architecture – Two Tier Architecture – Three Tier Architecture OLTP & n Tier Architecture.

Introduction to Visual Basic – Steps in VB Application – Integrated Development Environment (IDE) – Menu Bar – Tool Bar – Project Explorer Window – Property Window – Toolbox – Properties, Methods and Events – Event Driven Programming – Working with Forms - Variables – Scope of Variables – Constants – Data Types.

Functions – Procedures – Control Structure: If - Switch – Select – For – While – Do While -Arrays – User Defined Data Types – Data Type Conversions - Operators – String Functions –Date and Time Functions.

Form, Label, Text box, Command Button, Check Box, Option Button, List Box, Combo Box, Picture Box, Image Controls, Scroll Bars – Drive List Box – Directory List Box - Time Control, Frame, Shape and Line Controls – Control Arrays – Dialog Boxes – Single Document Interface (SDI) – Multiple Document Interface (MDI) – Menus – Menu Editor – Menu Creation.

Data Controls – Data Access Objects (DAO) – Accessing and Manipulating Databases – Record set – Types of Record set – Creating a Record set – Modifying, Deleting Records – Finding Records – Data Report – Data Environment – Report - Designer – Connection Object – Command Object – Section of the Data Report Designer – Data Report Controls.