Exam 15: Technology Guide 2 Software

Open systems refers to a model of computer products - hardware, operating systems, and application software - that allow any computing device to be seamlessly connected to and interact with any other computing device.

Which of the following is not a reason why software currently comprises a larger percentage of the cost of modern computer systems than it did in the early 1950s?

Companies who develop software for sale license that software for use to protect their product from being copied and distributed illegally.

The operating system supervises the overall operation of the computer.

Software consists of computer programs, which are sequences of instructions for the computer.

Describe the various types of application software.

_____ programs are often used to analyze financial data.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of today's typical software?

_____ are sequences of instructions used to direct the workings of a computer.

Packaged application software addresses a specific or unique business need for a company.

The overall trends in software include all of the following except:

Discuss the importance of software defects.

Jun has bought an accounting package for her business, which involves selling unique lamp bases and shades. She wants to hire some part-time help to assist her in implementing and becoming comfortable with the new software.. Which of the follow skill sets would be the most beneficial for this worker to possess?

The set of computer instructions that provides specific functionality to a user is called:

_____ is(are) a written description of a computer program's functions.

Discuss the reasons why software is more costly than hardware in today's information systems.

Application software cannot be run on computer hardware without systems software.

The concept of _____ refers to competing computing products working together.

Computer hardware and software are designed to be general purpose.

The user interface is the most sophisticated on enterprise operating systems and the least sophisticated on desktop operating systems.