Exam 4: Programs and Apps: Using Software at Work, School, and Home

____________________ software is an application that helps you organize your calendar, keep track of contacts, and share this information with other devices or users.

Some shareware developers render their software useless if no payment is received after the trial period expires.

Database software is software that allows users to organize data in rows and columns and perform calculations on the data.

Which of the following kinds of software provides the capabilities of paint software and also includes the ability to enhance and modify existing images and pictures?

Many users opt for electronic distribution of documents because it contributes to green computing.

A feature, called wordwrap, allows users to type words in a paragraph continually without pressing the ENTER key at the end of each line.

Personal firewalls constantly monitor all transmissions to and from a computer and may inform a user of any attempted intrusion.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following features is offered by WBT?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT A program has been placed on your smartphone without your knowledge and it is collecting personal information about you. What kind of application is this?

Which of the following (with examples such as Cambria and Calibri shown in the accompanying figure) is a name assigned to a specific design of characters?

When you save a document, the computer transfers the document from a storage medium to memory.

Many graphics and multimedia programs incorporate user-friendly interfaces and/or have scaled-down versions, making it possible for the home and small business users to create documents using these programs.

A(n) ____________________ is a predefined formula that performs common calculations such as adding the values in a group of cells.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT As you edit some photos from your summer vacation, you decide to remove a blurry area of one of your photos. Which tool will you use for this?

Which category of applications allows you to locate a nearby restaurant or check the weather forecast?

Critical Thinking Questions Case 4-1 Your friends know that you understand a lot about computers, both the technical details of how they operate as well as information about software. Lately, with all of the concerns about copyright infringement, friends have started to ask you about categories of application software and what each kind permits. DeRobb is looking for a spreadsheet program that is available at no cost, but that also puts no restrictions on his use of it. If he wants to share it with a friend, or make copies of it and distribute it, he wants to be able to do so. What kind of software do you recommend he should be looking at?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Define the term, payload, as it pertains to computer crime.

Presentation software allows users to apply special effects to the transition between slides.

Which of the following kinds of software is a sophisticated type of application software that assists a professional user in creating engineering, architectural, and scientific designs?

____________________ is copyrighted software that is distributed at no cost for a trial period.