Quiz 2 - CSCI 1100 - Ch. 3&4
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____1.Applications software is used to _____.
a. / facilitate communicationsb. / assist with graphics and multimedia projects
c. / support home, personal, and educational tasks
d. / all of the above
____2._____ is mass produced, copyrighted retail software that meets the needs of a variety of users, not just a single user or company.
a. / Packaged software / c. / Freewareb. / Custom software / d. / Public-domain software
____3._____ is copyrighted software provided at no cost to a user by an individual or a company.
a. / Custom software / c. / Public-domain softwareb. / Packaged software / d. / Freeware
____4.Each time a user starts a computer, the operating system is _____ (copied) from the computer’s hard disk into memory.
a. / printed / c. / loadedb. / scrolled / d. / saved
____5.A file is _____.
a. / an on-screen work area that has a graphical user interfaceb. / a named collection of stored data, instructions, or information
c. / an instruction that causes a program to perform a specific action
d. / a horizontal space that contains a window’s title
____6.A _____ is a special window that provides information, presents available options, or requests a response.
a. / command box / c. / dialog boxb. / shortcut menu / d. / submenu
____7._____ includes programs such as word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation graphics, personal information manager software, PDA software, software suites, accounting, and project management.
a. / Business softwareb. / Graphics and multimedia software
c. / Software for home, personal, and educational use
d. / Communications software
____8.A template is a _____.
a. / document that contains the formatting necessary for a specific document typeb. / sequence of keystrokes and instructions that a user records and saves
c. / small image on the screen that represents a program or document
d. / collection of drawings, diagrams, and photographs that can be inserted into a document
____9.To _____ a document means to make changes to its existing content.
a. / format / c. / editb. / save / d. / print
____10.When computer users _____ a document, they change its appearance.
a. / edit / c. / saveb. / create / d. / format
____11.When computer users _____ a document, the computer transfers the document from memory to a storage medium.
a. / save / c. / formatb. / edit / d. / print
____12.When computer users _____ a document, the computer sends a copy of the document to a medium such as paper.
a. / create / c. / formatb. / print / d. / edit
____13.Two of the more commonly used _____ are Microsoft Office and Sun StarOffice.
a. / personal information managers / c. / clip art/image galleriesb. / software suites / d. / application service providers
____14._____ is ideal for the production of high-quality color documents such as textbooks, corporate newsletters, marketing literature, product catalogs, and annual reports.
a. / Professional DTP software / c. / Professional CAD softwareb. / Word processing software / d. / Web page authoring software
____15.An e-mail program allows _____.
a. / real-time exchange of messages or files with another online userb. / geographically separated people to transfer audio and video
c. / transmission of messages and files via a network such as the Internet
d. / users to access and view Web pages on the Internet
____16.Instant messenging software allows _____.
a. / real-time exchange of messages or files with another online userb. / geographically separated people to transfer audio and video
c. / transmission of messages and files via a network such as the Internet
d. / users to access and view Web pages on the Internet
____17._____ is the delivery of education at one location while the learning takes place at other locations.
a. / Extended training (ET) / c. / Remote teaching (RT)b. / Faraway schooling (FS) / d. / Distance learning (DL)
____18.The cases of the system unit, sometimes called the _____, is made of metal or plastic and protects the internal electronic components from damage.
a. / form factor / c. / motherboardb. / chassis / d. / chip
____19.Some computer and chip manufacturers use the term _____ to refer to a personal computer processor chip.
a. / microprocessor / c. / coprocessorb. / parallel processor / d. / perpendicular processor
____20._____ is a coding scheme capable of representing almost all of the world’s current written languages, as well as classic and historical languages.
a. / American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)b. / Unicode
c. / Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC)
d. / Multicode
Quiz 2 - CSCI 1100 - Ch. 3&4
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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