Exam 4: Programs and Apps

You are an expert in devising product activation schemes for software publishers. Which of the following is not one of the techniques you have used in the past?

You are experiencing some problems with your operating system on your desktop and want to repair some problems with your hard disk. Which of the following will you use?

Distributing programs outside the terms of a license agreement is a violation of copyright law but is not a federal crime.

Which of the following (with examples such as the bold, italic, and underline shown in the accompanying figure) adds emphasis to a font?

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

Which of the following is a request for specific data from a database?

Christine is looking for desktop publishing software that is available for no cost. She is not concerned if the application is a scaled-down version of the fully functional product. What category of software will you recommend as a good match for her?

Which of the following is a collection of individual programs sold as a unit?

The spelling checker included with word processing software compares words in a document with an electronic dictionary that is part of the operating system.

Which of the following kinds of software is software that enables professional designers to create sophisticated documents that contain text, graphics, and many colors?

What is the term for a square-shaped coded graphic that corresponds to a web address or other information?

What kind of software allows users to combine text, graphics, audio, video, and animation into an interactive application?

Some operating systems include video and audio editing software.

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 tools searches for and removes unnecessary files?

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?

As shown in the accompanying figure, all of a worksheet's columns and rows are displayed on the screen at one time.

Explain personal finance software.

What kind of file does Adobe Reader allow you to view?

Which kind of software can be distributed by anyone to others at no cost?