Question 1

Antivirus software does not require any updates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Portable software is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  designed for portable devices 
B)  licensed only for portable devices 
C)  designed to run from removable storage 
D)  designed to run on portable devices

Question 3

A type of software that is designed to protect computers from various forms of destructive software and unauthorized intrusions is called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A type of software that is designed...

Question 4

What are the advantages and disadvantages of purchasing a software suite.

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the advantages and disadvantages of...

Question 5

In the figure above, the box with an A represents ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  data 
B)  fields 
C)  records 
D)  items

Question 6

Application software includes ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  device drivers 
B)  utilities 
C)  windows 
D)  statistical

Question 7

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 3-3 At the ACME Widget Company the computers have started behaving weirdly. Chris noticed that his directory had some files that he didn't remember putting on his computer. Lesley noticed their computer was beginning to run very slow and Kim realized she was getting replies to emails she had not sent. The owner of the ACME Widget Company has contacted you to see if their company might have a computer security problem. You think that the computers at ACME Widget Company may be infected with a ____. You explain that it is a set of program instructions that attaches itself to a file and spreads to other files.

Accepted Answer

A)  virus 
B)  worm 
C)  Trojan horse 
D)  bot

Question 8

____ is a type of application software designed to help several people collaborate.

Accepted Answer

A)  Shareware 
B)  Groupware 
C)  Together 
D)  E-Mail

Question 9

Product validation can create a(n) ____ based on your validation code and your computer's internal serial number.

Accepted Answer

A)  activation code 
B)  digital code 
C)  hash value 
D)  product value

Question 10

Match between columns
                        Premises: Email messages about viruses that don't really exist.
The process of consolidating and compressing files.
Is composed of operating systems, device drivers, utilities and programming languages.
A file containing virus signatures.
Guides you through the installation process.
Software which provides the computer with instructions for each use.
Software priced on a per use basis that allows an allocated number of persons to use it at one time.
Provides easy-to-use tools for the composition of the text for a web-page.
A type of program that secretly gathers personal information.
Has sophisticated features to help you produce professional quality output for newspapers and books.
A unique number derived from encoding one or more data sets.
Uses rows and columns of numbers to create a model or representation of a real situation.

Accepted Answer

The Answer of multiple-user license and spyware and spreadsheet and is...

Question 11

A type of software that provides a set of tools for transferring video footage from a camcorder to a computer is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A type of software that provides a...

Question 12

You can automatically create personalized letters by using templates .

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A kind of software that helps a peripheral device establish communications with a computer is a device ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A kind of software that helps a...

Question 14

In the figure above, the box with a B is pointing to a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  formula 
B)  active cell 
C)  value 
D)  label

Question 15

A font size is measured as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A font size is measured as ____________________....

Question 16

Vertical market software is designed to automate specialized tasks in a specific market or business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

There are no advantages to purchasing software in a box rather than downloading.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 3-1 Sally has been using spreadsheets for sometime on her job. She uses it in making purchasing decisions. Sally is getting a promotion and she has been asked to train James as her replacement. James has never used a spreadsheet. Sally tells James that his worksheet will automatically update to reflect any rows or columns that are deleted or copied. Sally tells James if he does not want the cell reference to change he should use a(n) ____ reference.

Accepted Answer

A)  absolute 
B)  relative 
C)  formula 
D)  unmoving

Question 19

CAD software is designed to be used by architects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Support programs have a ____ extension.

Accepted Answer

A)  .exe 
B)  .hlp 
C)  .dll 
D)  .spt

Exam 3: Computer Software

Antivirus software does not require any updates.

Portable software is ____.

A type of software that is designed to protect computers from various forms of destructive software and unauthorized intrusions is called ____________________.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of purchasing a software suite.

In the figure above, the box with an A represents ____.

Application software includes ____.

____ is a type of application software designed to help several people collaborate.

Product validation can create a(n) ____ based on your validation code and your computer's internal serial number.

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.

A type of software that provides a set of tools for transferring video footage from a camcorder to a computer is ____________________.

You can automatically create personalized letters by using templates .

A kind of software that helps a peripheral device establish communications with a computer is a device ____________________.

In the figure above, the box with a B is pointing to a(n) ____.

A font size is measured as ____________________.

Vertical market software is designed to automate specialized tasks in a specific market or business.

There are no advantages to purchasing software in a box rather than downloading.

CAD software is designed to be used by architects.

Support programs have a ____ extension.