Question 1

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

Question 2

An _______________ system is an integrated set of programs that supervise the processing operations of the CPU, control the input/output functions of the computer system, and provide various support services.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An _______________ system is an integrated set...

Question 3

When programming in an object-oriented language, an example of an object would be a set of data about a customer's account and the operations that are performed on the data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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.

Question 5

Which of the following are considered general purpose application software packages?

Accepted Answer

A)  Education and entertainment 
B)  Electronic mail 
C)  System utilities 
D)  Programming languages

Question 6

Presentation graphics packages have gotten more powerful in recent years, but not even the top-end packages enable end users to publish to the World Wide Web.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When an end user wants to analyze numerical data by applying formulas and then graphing the results, _______________ packages are the correct choice of software.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When an end user wants to analyze...

Question 8

Software licensing is a complex topic that involves considerations of the special characteristics of software in the context of the underlying intellectual property, including copyright, trademark, and trade secrets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The user interface function of an operating system typically:

Accepted Answer

A)  Allows end users to communicate with it so they can load programs, access files, and accomplish other tasks 
B)  Manages the hardware resources of a computer system 
C)  Controls the creation, deletion, and access of files of data and programs 
D)  Manages the accomplishment of the computing tasks of end users

Question 10

Linux, an open source product, is a _______________-like operating system that is rapidly gaining market share as a high-performance operating system for network and Web servers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Unix 
B)  BASIC 
C)  COBOL 
D)  Windows

Question 11

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

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

The component of the operating system that keeps track of the physical location of files on magnetic disks and other secondary storage devices and controls the creation, deletion, and access of files is the ____________________ program.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The component of the operating system that...

Question 14

COTS is an acronym for _______________ off-the-shelf software.

Accepted Answer

The answer of COTS is an acronym for _______________ off-the-shelf...

Question 15

UDDI, an acronym for a Web-based technical standard, stands for ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of UDDI, an acronym for a Web-based technical...

Question 16

Which of the following is the most popular type of user interface?

Accepted Answer

A)  Graphical 
B)  Command-driven 
C)  Menu-driven 
D)  Voice

Question 17

According to the text, operating systems are a type of _______________ program.

Accepted Answer

A)  CASE 
B)  System management 
C)  Application-specific 
D)  General purpose

Question 18

Unlike hardware, which has several categories, software has only one category-computer applications.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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.

Question 20

_______________ software consists of programs that manage and support a computer system and its information processing activities.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________ software consists of programs that manage...

Exam 4: Computer Software

The acronym HTML stands for:

An _______________ system is an integrated set of programs that supervise the processing operations of the CPU, control the input/output functions of the computer system, and provide various support services.

When programming in an object-oriented language, an example of an object would be a set of data about a customer's account and the operations that are performed on the data.

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

Which of the following are considered general purpose application software packages?

Presentation graphics packages have gotten more powerful in recent years, but not even the top-end packages enable end users to publish to the World Wide Web.

When an end user wants to analyze numerical data by applying formulas and then graphing the results, _______________ packages are the correct choice of software.

Software licensing is a complex topic that involves considerations of the special characteristics of software in the context of the underlying intellectual property, including copyright, trademark, and trade secrets.

The user interface function of an operating system typically:

Linux, an open source product, is a _______________-like operating system that is rapidly gaining market share as a high-performance operating system for network and Web servers.

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?

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

The component of the operating system that keeps track of the physical location of files on magnetic disks and other secondary storage devices and controls the creation, deletion, and access of files is the ____________________ program.

COTS is an acronym for _______________ off-the-shelf software.

UDDI, an acronym for a Web-based technical standard, stands for ____________________.

Which of the following is the most popular type of user interface?

According to the text, operating systems are a type of _______________ program.

Unlike hardware, which has several categories, software has only one category-computer applications.

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

_______________ software consists of programs that manage and support a computer system and its information processing activities.