Exam 4: Programs and Apps

What kind of software assists in the preparation of a will, for example?

Which of the following kinds of software provides a means for sharing, distributing, and searching through documents by converting them into a format that can be viewed by any user?

You recently lost some files that were important to you so you have resolved to back up the contents of your hard disk on a series of rewritable DVDs. What kind of software will you use to do this?

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

Using tax preparation software, taxpayers can file their state and federal tax returns online, in a process called e-filing.

When you purchase a digital camera, what type of software often is included with the purchase?

If your friend recently has participated in e-filing, what has she been doing?

As shown in the accompanying figure, which of the following kinds of program protects a computer against viruses by identifying and removing any computer viruses found in memory, on storage media, or on incoming files?

Tax preparation software helps companies record and report their financial transactions.

Which of the following is an example of a photo sharing app?

Image editing software also is called illustration software.

A(n) ____________________ is a separate area of a hard disk that holds an infected file until the infection can be removed.

Many desktop and mobile apps use a(n) ____________________ feature, where the changes to the apps can be configured to download and install automatically.

When you receive a compressed file, you must zip it.

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?

Which of the following describes a potentially damaging computer program that affects, or infects, a computer negatively by altering the way the computer works without the user's knowledge or permission?

One sign of a virus infection is that available memory is less than what should be available.

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

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

Which of the following is a collection of electronic drawings, photos, and other images that can be inserted into documents?