Exam 6: Application Software

What is a database? Define the terms field, record, and table as they relate to a database.

____ refers to using a PC to combine and manipulate text and images to create attractive documents that look as if they were created by a professional printer.

____ is freeware software.

For some server software used within a virtual environment, some software companies-like Microsoft-are charging based on a(n) ____________________ instance; that is, the number of software instances (installed or virtual) being used at any given time.

____ is used to plan, schedule, track, and analyze the tasks involved in a project, such as the construction of a building or the schedule for preparing a large advertising campaign for a client.

There are four basic categories of software: commercial software, shareware, freeware, and ____.

In a worksheet, functions are words, column headings, and other nonmathematical data. _________________________

Once images are inserted into a document, they cannot easily be copied, moved, deleted, or otherwise modified.

Some software is open source software-programs whose source code is available to the general public. _________________________

To create presentation graphics, database software is used.

-The toolbar command button shown in the accompanying figure can be replaced by the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+P.

One of the most common painting programs is ____.

To retrieve information from a database, queries and reports are used.

Public domain software is not copyrighted; instead, the ownership rights to the program have been donated to the public domain.

When typing text in a word processing program, you should only press ____ after a short line (like a title), at the end of a paragraph, and to leave a blank line between paragraphs.

A clerk in a video store may need to determine if a particular movie is available for rental and, if not, when it is due to be returned. The type of software used for such tasks is a database management system.

Because spreadsheet programs automatically recalculate all formulas on a worksheet every time a cell on the worksheet is edited, they are particularly useful for what-if analysis (also called ____________________ analysis).

Some mobile software programs are designed to be compatible with popular ____ to facilitate sharing documents between the two platforms.

Like any document created with software instead of paper and pencil, word processing documents can be retrieved, modified, and printed as many times as needed.

Graphics software-also called digital imaging software-is used to create or modify images.