Chat with AIExam 4: Hardware, Software, and Mobile Systems
List the various categories of application software.
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VerifiedThe three major categories of application software are horizontal-market, vertical-market, and one-of-a-kind application software.
Horizontal-market application software provides capabilities that are common across all organizations and industries.Word processors, graphics programs, spreadsheets, and presentation programs are all horizontal-market application software.Examples of such software are Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.Vertical-market application software serves the needs of a specific industry.Examples of such programs are those used by dental offices to schedule appointments and bill patients, those used by auto mechanics to keep track of customer data and customers' automobile repairs, and those used by parts warehouses to track inventory, purchases, and sales.Vertical applications usually can be altered or customized.One-of-a-kind application software is developed for a specific, unique need.The department of Internal Revenue Service (IRS)develops such software, for example, because it has needs no other organization has.
A megabyte, or MB, is equal to 1,024 bytes.
(32) VerifiedFalse
Why are mobile systems important?
(25) VerifiedMobile systems are information systems that support users in motion.Mobile systems users access the system from any place-at home, at work, in the car, on the bus, or at the beach-using any smart device, such as a smartphone, tablet, or PC.Mobile systems users move not only geographically, but also from device to device.The user who starts reading a book on an iPad on a bus, continues reading that book on a PC at work, and finishes it on Kindle Fire at home is mobile both geographically and across devices.The major elements in a mobile system are users in motion, mobile devices, wireless connectivity, and a cloud-based resource.A mobile device is a small, lightweight, power-conserving, computing device that is capable of wireless access.Almost all mobile devices have a display and some means for data entry.Mobile devices include smartphones, tablets, personal digital assistants, and small, light laptops.Desktop computers, Xboxes, and large, heavy, power-hungry laptops are not mobile devices.
Which of the following is an advantage to an organization if its BYOD (bring your own device) policy offers wireless network to mobile devices?
(28) A 3D home printer would create more stable structures, use less material, and reduce workplace injuries.
(32) In a closed source project, such as Microsoft Office, the source code is highly protected and only available to trusted employees and carefully vetted contractors.
(26) An operating system is a program that controls a computer's resources.
(41) Adobe's Acrobat, Photoshop, and PageMaker are examples of ________.
(31) Hardware consists of electronic components that are used to input, process, output, and store data according to instructions encoded in computer programs or software.
(41) Horizontal-market applications are developed for specific, unique needs of an industry.
(30) Source code is made available from an open source project's website to any user.
(29) Which of the following statements is True about closed source projects?
(30) Volatile memory devices can store data without using external power.
(31) Numerous vendors license products called mobile device management (MDM) software that assist the process of software reloading and installing programs that enable the IS department to manage devices remotely.
(37) Which of the following is an example of nonvolatile memory?
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