Assignment Sheet #5 Chapter 5 - Application Software: the Key to Digital Productivity

Assignment Sheet #5 Chapter 5 - Application Software: The Key to Digital Productivity

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. What is the name for the type of software that helps you create (among other things) documents, charts, and presentations?

a. / firmware
b. / vaporware
c. / application software
d. / system software

____ 2. VisiCalc was the first _____ application for personal computers.

a. / spreadsheet
b. / database
c. / word processing
d. / presentation

____ 3.

The screenshot above is from an early

a. / word processing application.
b. / database application.
c. / operating system utility.
d. / spreadsheet application.

____ 4. Which of the following tasks is one you would tackle with application software?

a. / organizing photos
b. / producing business documents
c. / performing computer maintenance and security tasks
d. / All of the above

____ 5. Chapter 5 mentions that a mail merge feature is included in many _____ applications.

a. / spreadsheet
b. / database
c. / presentation
d. / word processor

____ 6. Which of the following is spreadsheet software?

a. / KeyNote
b. / PowerPoint
c. / Quattro Pro
d. / All of the above

____ 7. Which type of application software is designed to help you manage large quantities of data?

a. / database software
b. / organizer software
c. / presentation software
d. / spreadsheet software

____ 8. Presentation software is organized around which of the following concept?

a. / graphic objects embedded in paragraphs of text
b. / rows and columns of data
c. / individual slides that form a slideshow
d. / tables of information connected by common data elements

____ 9. _____ software is software that allows you to create, edit, or manipulate images.

a. / Contact management
b. / Graphics
c. / Web authoring
d. / Organizer

____ 10. This type of software is especially useful for writers of software documentation, who often need to show how to use software features.

a. / screen capture software
b. / audio software
c. / photo editing software
d. / animation software

____ 11. Software like Pinnacle Studio and Adobe Premiere Elements are used to create and edit

a. / videos.
b. / animated graphics.
c. / audio files for podcasts.
d. / screen capture images.

____ 12. Features such as payroll and general ledger are found in which type of professional application software?

a. / financial
b. / business processes
c. / organizer
d. / spreadsheet

____ 13. This type of application software is used in many settings to plan the timing of tasks, resources, and costs.

a. / organizer
b. / financial
c. / project management
d. / CAD/CAM

____ 14. ERP stands for

a. / educational resource program.
b. / engineering revisions program.
c. / enterprise resource planning.
d. / electronic revenue planning.

____ 15. Blackboard and Angel are examples of ____ systems.

a. / course management
b. / to-do list
c. / planner
d. / tutorial

____ 16. The general flow of creating a new software product is referred to with these initials.

a. / SDLC
b. / ERP
c. / RTM
d. / SaaS

____ 17. What is the first step in the software development life cycle?

a. / creating a budget and schedule for the software product
b. / creating a plan for implementing the new software
c. / writing the software program
d. / performing market research to determine whether there is a need or demand for the product

____ 18. Which of the following version of a software product comes first?

a. / alpha version
b. / beta version
c. / RTM version
d. / None of the above

____ 19. Problems or malfunctions in a software program are referred to as

a. / bugs.
b. / malware.
c. / worms.
d. / viruses.

____ 20.

In the illustration above, the question mark (?) indicates which of the following steps in the software development life cycle (SDLC)?

a. / performing maintenance and bug fixes
b. / designing the next version of the software
c. / determining the budget for the next version of the software
d. / conducting customer satisfaction surveys

____ 21. The way software is packaged and delivered has changed drastically. Which of the following statements is still true of today’s software?

a. / It is often contained on a single DVD.
b. / It rarely comes with free technical support.
c. / It comes with very little printed documentation.
d. / All of the above

____ 22. A software suite

a. / includes several versions of the same software product.
b. / bundles several different software products together.
c. / includes application software and systems software in the same package.
d. / bundles software and hardware together.

____ 23. Why was software not delivered over Internet in years past?

a. / It was impractical to download large files over dial up connections.
b. / Manufacturers were worried about software piracy.
c. / Software files were much larger back then.
d. / All of the above

____ 24. By what other name is web-based software known?

a. / open source computing
b. / cloud computing
c. / viral computing
d. / freeware

____ 25. With cloud computing, where is the software located?

a. / on your own network or web server
b. / on an online provider’s website
c. / on your ISP’s server
d. / on your local hard drive

____ 26. With software as a service (SaaS), _____ are hosted on a remote server.

a. / data
b. / applications
c. / data and applications
d. / None of the above

____ 27. Software products that are shared at no cost are called

a. / shareware.
b. / freeware.
c. / vaporware.
d. / malware.

____ 28. The programming code used to build a piece of software is referred as the

a. / firmware.
b. / source code.
c. / operating system.
d. / system software.

____ 29. Under which scenario would software most likely be purchased with a licensing agreement?

a. / A company’s purchasing manager wants to use a new software package on a trial basis before buying it.
b. / An individual wants to buy a single copy of the software for personal use.
c. / A company wants access to the software’s source code so it can be customized.
d. / A company wishes to install the software on multiple workstations.

____ 30. Google Docs allows you to _____ documents online.

a. / write
b. / save
c. / share
d. / All of the above

____ 31. Software sold through an app store has been _____ than traditional software.

a. / less expensive
b. / more expensive
c. / less secure
d. / less reliable

____ 32. What two file formats are mentioned as widely used options for importing and exporting data?

a. / DOC and PPT
b. / XML and PDF
c. / PDF and XLS
d. / RTF and CSV

____ 33. Speech recognition software

a. / turns sounds into text.
b. / authenticates a user.
c. / translates speech into another language.
d. / corrects speech flaws.

____ 34. The technology that allows you to place a pie chart created in Excel into a Word document is known as

a. / comma-separated values (CSV).
b. / shared features.
c. / object linking and embedding (OLE).
d. / rich text format (RTF).

____ 35. Which of the following is a shared feature used by Microsoft Office products?

a. / WordArt
b. / AutoShapes
c. / ClipArt
d. / All of the above
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