Question 1

A company without enterprise resource planning expertise can call upon an application service provider to deliver, support, and maintain an ERP for a fixed monthly fee.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to the Real World Case, GE's Global Supplier Library lacked which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  A central repository 
B)  Multi-language capabilities 
C)  Self-management of data 
D)  All the above 
A)  A central repository 
B)  Multi-language capabilities 
C)  Self-management of data 
D)  All the above

Question 3

Which of the following is a basic function that an operating system performs in the operation of a computer system?

Accepted Answer

A)  User interface and support services 
B)  Resource and task management 
C)  File management and utilities 
D)  It performs all of the functions above. 
A)  User interface and support services 
B)  Resource and task management 
C)  File management and utilities 
D)  It performs all of the functions above.

Question 4

Whatever a person builds using open-source software, he or she must provide the same capabilities to anyone else under the same open-source license terms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following statements is not a characteristic of software suites?

Accepted Answer

A)  They contain software tools that can help increase productivity, collaborate with colleagues, and access intranets, extranets, and the Internet 
B)  All components of the software use a similar graphical user interface 
C)  There is a custom graphical user interface for each application in the suite 
D)  They cost less than the total cost of buying the individual packages separately 
A)  They contain software tools that can help increase productivity, collaborate with colleagues, and access intranets, extranets, and the Internet 
B)  All components of the software use a similar graphical user interface 
C)  There is a custom graphical user interface for each application in the suite 
D)  They cost less than the total cost of buying the individual packages separately

Question 6

Groupware is best described as a(n) _______________ program.

Accepted Answer

A)  general purpose application 
B)  application specific 
C)  system management 
D)  system development 
A)  general purpose application 
B)  application specific 
C)  system management 
D)  system development

Question 7

Machine languages are _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  first-generation programming languages 
B)  written using binary codes 
C)  difficult languages in which to program compared to more recent languages 
D)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  first-generation programming languages 
B)  written using binary codes 
C)  difficult languages in which to program compared to more recent languages 
D)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 8

HTML, XML, and COBOL are all popular programming languages for building multimedia web pages, websites, and web-based applications.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following software suites is an open-source product?

Accepted Answer

A)  Microsoft Office 
B)  Lotus Smartsuite 
C)  WordPerfect Office 
D)  StarOffice 
A)  Microsoft Office 
B)  Lotus Smartsuite 
C)  WordPerfect Office 
D)  StarOffice

Question 10

According to the text, the most important software component for many computer users today is the once simple and limited, but now powerful and feature rich, _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  word processing application 
B)  presentation graphics package 
C)  web browser 
D)  database management system 
A)  word processing application 
B)  presentation graphics package 
C)  web browser 
D)  database management system

Question 11

Application service providers rely on the Internet to provide their services to customers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Most fourth-generation programming languages encourage programmers and users to specify the results they want, while the computer determines the sequence of instructions that will accomplish those results.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to the Real World Case, GE spends $150 million each year to purchase all of its desktop and laptop computers from how many vendors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Two 
B)  One 
C)  Ten 
D)  Nobody is certain 
A)  Two 
B)  One 
C)  Ten 
D)  Nobody is certain

Question 14

Blogs are a relatively recent addition to materials available on the web. They can best be described as personal commentaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The acronym HTML stands for:

Accepted Answer

A)  High Transfer Machine Language 
B)  High Transmission Markup Language 
C)  Hypertext Markup Language 
D)  Hypermedia Markup Language 
A)  High Transfer Machine Language 
B)  High Transmission Markup Language 
C)  Hypertext Markup Language 
D)  Hypermedia Markup Language

Question 16

The text outlines four levels of languages that allow a programmer to develop the sets of instructions that constitute a computer program. Which of the following is not one of those languages?

Accepted Answer

A)  Machine languages 
B)  Graphical languages 
C)  Assembler languages 
D)  High-level languages 
A)  Machine languages 
B)  Graphical languages 
C)  Assembler languages 
D)  High-level languages

Question 17

According to the text, function-specific application software does which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  It supports specific applications of end users in business and other fields 
B)  Provides CASE tools for developing new applications 
C)  Allows anyone to contribute to the development of a specific application 
D)  Manages and supports operations of computer systems and networks 
A)  It supports specific applications of end users in business and other fields 
B)  Provides CASE tools for developing new applications 
C)  Allows anyone to contribute to the development of a specific application 
D)  Manages and supports operations of computer systems and networks

Question 18

According to the text, which of the following is true of integrated packages?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have more features than software suites 
B)  They are more powerful than software suites 
C)  They are cheaper than software suites 
D)  They require more disk space than software suites 
A)  They have more features than software suites 
B)  They are more powerful than software suites 
C)  They are cheaper than software suites 
D)  They require more disk space than software suites

Question 19

Open source software is typically not encumbered by licensing restrictions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to the Real World Case, which of the following is a problem with SaaS?

Accepted Answer

A)  SaaS is open-source software. 
B)  GE owns the software and is responsible for making it work daily. 
C)  GE does not own the software, it's on lease. If the vendor goes bankrupt, everything shuts down. 
D)  SaaS refuses to license its software to GE. 
A)  SaaS is open-source software. 
B)  GE owns the software and is responsible for making it work daily. 
C)  GE does not own the software, it's on lease. If the vendor goes bankrupt, everything shuts down. 
D)  SaaS refuses to license its software to GE.

A company without enterprise resource planning expertise can call upon an application service provider to deliver, support, and maintain an ERP for a fixed monthly fee.

According to the Real World Case, GE's Global Supplier Library lacked which of the following?

Which of the following is a basic function that an operating system performs in the operation of a computer system?

Whatever a person builds using open-source software, he or she must provide the same capabilities to anyone else under the same open-source license terms.

Which of the following statements is not a characteristic of software suites?

Groupware is best described as a(n) _______________ program.

Machine languages are _______________.

HTML, XML, and COBOL are all popular programming languages for building multimedia web pages, websites, and web-based applications.

Which of the following software suites is an open-source product?

According to the text, the most important software component for many computer users today is the once simple and limited, but now powerful and feature rich, _______________.

Application service providers rely on the Internet to provide their services to customers.

Most fourth-generation programming languages encourage programmers and users to specify the results they want, while the computer determines the sequence of instructions that will accomplish those results.

According to the Real World Case, GE spends $150 million each year to purchase all of its desktop and laptop computers from how many vendors?

Blogs are a relatively recent addition to materials available on the web. They can best be described as personal commentaries.

The acronym HTML stands for:

The text outlines four levels of languages that allow a programmer to develop the sets of instructions that constitute a computer program. Which of the following is not one of those languages?

According to the text, function-specific application software does which of the following?

According to the text, which of the following is true of integrated packages?

Open source software is typically not encumbered by licensing restrictions.

According to the Real World Case, which of the following is a problem with SaaS?

Foundations of Information Systems in Business

Competing With Information Technology

Computer Hardware

Data Resource Management

Telecommunications and Networks

Electronic Business Systems

Enterprise Business Systems

Electronic Commerce Systems

Decision Support Systems

Developing Businessit Strategies

Developing Businessit Solutions

Security and Ethical Challenges

Enterprise and Global Management of Information Technology

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Exam 4: Computer Software

A company without enterprise resource planning expertise can call upon an application service provider to deliver, support, and maintain an ERP for a fixed monthly fee.

According to the Real World Case, GE's Global Supplier Library lacked which of the following?

Which of the following is a basic function that an operating system performs in the operation of a computer system?

Whatever a person builds using open-source software, he or she must provide the same capabilities to anyone else under the same open-source license terms.

Which of the following statements is not a characteristic of software suites?

Groupware is best described as a(n) _______________ program.

Machine languages are _______________.

HTML, XML, and COBOL are all popular programming languages for building multimedia web pages, websites, and web-based applications.

Which of the following software suites is an open-source product?

According to the text, the most important software component for many computer users today is the once simple and limited, but now powerful and feature rich, _______________.

Application service providers rely on the Internet to provide their services to customers.

Most fourth-generation programming languages encourage programmers and users to specify the results they want, while the computer determines the sequence of instructions that will accomplish those results.

According to the Real World Case, GE spends $150 million each year to purchase all of its desktop and laptop computers from how many vendors?

Blogs are a relatively recent addition to materials available on the web. They can best be described as personal commentaries.

The acronym HTML stands for:

The text outlines four levels of languages that allow a programmer to develop the sets of instructions that constitute a computer program. Which of the following is not one of those languages?

According to the text, function-specific application software does which of the following?

According to the text, which of the following is true of integrated packages?

Open source software is typically not encumbered by licensing restrictions.

According to the Real World Case, which of the following is a problem with SaaS?

Foundations of Information Systems in Business

Competing With Information Technology

Computer Hardware

Data Resource Management

Telecommunications and Networks

Electronic Business Systems

Enterprise Business Systems

Electronic Commerce Systems

Decision Support Systems

Developing Businessit Strategies

Developing Businessit Solutions

Security and Ethical Challenges

Enterprise and Global Management of Information Technology

Filters