Deck 4: Ethics and Information Security

Question 1

Although Microsoft Office has a large share of the software suite market,Lotus,Corel,and Sun all offer competing productivity suites.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Instant messaging is quite popular in today's society,outside of the workplace.It is not yet being used in the business environment.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

According to the text,operating systems are a type of general purpose application program.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

An accounting program is an example of application-specific software.

Question 5

The specifications and functionality of custom software are controlled or retained by the developing organization.

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.

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

System software are programs that manage and support the operation of computer systems and networks.

Question 10

A personal information manager helps users store,organize,and retrieve information about customers and prospects,and schedule and manage appointments.

Question 11

COTS software is custom,off-the-shelf software that is purchased and then modified to meet the needs of the customer.

Question 12

One of the biggest advantages offered by software suites is that all the programs within the suite use a similar graphical user interface (GUI).This gives them the same look and feel,and makes them easier to learn and use.

Question 13

Presentation graphics packages help end users design and manage computer-generated slide shows that can contain text,graphics,and multimedia displays.

Question 14

Web browsers are the key software interface used to point and click though the hyperlinked resources of the Internet,as well as corporate intranets and extranets.

Question 15

Software is considered the variable part of the computer,whereas the hardware is considered the invariable part.

Question 16

When a spreadsheet is used to answer "what if" questions,the user must reenter the values and formulas into the cells in order to see the impact of the changes.

Question 17

A weblog is a website on which a company advertises its products in a very brief,yet commercial way.

Question 18

Web browsers are becoming the universal software platform from which end users launch into information searches,multimedia file transfer,discussion groups,and many other Internet,intranet,and extranet applications.

Question 19

Some powerful word processing packages have built-in capabilities that end users can use to convert documents to HTML format for publication as web pages.

Question 20

General purpose application programs perform common information processing jobs for end users.

Question 21

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.

Question 22

An advantage of open source software is that programmers can read and modify the source code,so they can improve it,adapt it,and fix bugs.

Question 23

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.

Question 24

When high-level programming languages are used,programmers must learn a different language for each type of computer that uses the program.

Question 25

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.

Question 26

A number of large and fast-growing companies are turning to application service providers instead of developing or purchasing the application software they need to run their businesses.

Question 27

Purchasing an operating system is an unnecessary expense because off-the-shelf application software packages contain a built-in operating system.

Question 28

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.

Question 29

Web sites built with collaborative development tools can integrate a wide variety of individual applications in order to increase team productivity.However,they do little to improve individual productivity.

Question 30

Machine languages are high-level languages whose instructions closely resemble human language or the standard notation of mathematics.

Question 31

Regardless of whether a software application is purchased off the shelf or is accessed via an ASP,it must be licensed for use.

Question 32

A key characteristic of object-oriented programming languages is that they separate the data elements from the procedures or actions that will be performed upon that data.

Question 33

Performance monitor programs are designed to monitor and control the use of computer systems,provide warning messages,and record evidence of unauthorized use of computer resources.

Question 34

One key disadvantage of an application service provider is that a "pay as you go" structure is often more expensive than what a company would pay if it had purchased the software outright.

Question 35

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

Question 36

Linux is considered an open source operating system because it offers unrestricted access to its source code.

Question 37

As a software purchaser,the license you agree to typically prohibits reverse engineering or modifying the software.

Question 38

Contrary to what many believe,when an individual or a company buys a software application,they have actually purchased the rights of ownership.

Question 39

Performance monitor programs are designed to monitor the performance and usage of computer systems in order to keep them running efficiently.

Question 40

Utility programs are used to perform miscellaneous housekeeping and file conversion functions,including data backup,data recovery,virus protection,data compression,and file defragmentation.

Question 41

Open source software is typically not encumbered by licensing restrictions.

Question 42

Software developers can use CASE tools at different stages of the software development processes.

Question 43

COTS software stands for:

A)Customer-oriented tracking steps software.
B)Commercial off-the-shelf software.
C)Computer operation tracking series software.
D)None of the choices is correct.

Question 44

A language compiler translates computer programs written in another programming language into the computer's own machine language instruction codes.

Question 45

Application software can be subdivided into:

A)Programming languages and markup languages.
B)Application software and system software.
C)General-purpose and function-specific.
D)None of the choices is correct.

Question 46

The ease of creating Java applets and distributing them from network servers to client PCs and network computers is one of the major reasons for Java's popularity.

Question 47

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.

Question 48

Microsoft's .NET is a relatively new collection of programming support for what are known as Web services,the ability to use the Web without limit.

Question 49

Web services can link key business functions for the exchange of data in real time within the Web-based applications a business might share with its customers,suppliers,and other business partners.

Question 50

Extensible Markup Language (XML)classifies data in such a way that it makes website information easier to search,sort,and analyze.

Question 51

Of the different programming languages,third-generation COBOL is the most widely used today.

Question 52

There are how many basic types of software?

A)Two.
B)Three.
C)Four.
D)Eight.

Question 53

XML-enabled search software can easily find the exact product you specify if the product data at a website is labeled with identifying HTML tags.

Question 54

In programming packages,a compiler is used to translate high-level language statements into machine language instructions.

Question 55

What is software?

A)Keyboards,monitors,printers,and the other physical components of the computer.
B)CDs,DVDs,floppy disks,and the other media that contain programs and data.
C)Programs used to operate and manipulate computers and their peripheral devices.
D)None of the choices is correct.

Question 56

Software can be divided into two basic groupings,namely:

A)Programming languages and markup languages.
B)Application software and system software.
C)Programs and data.
D)None of the choices is correct.

Question 57

Which of the following is true of off-the-shelf software?

A)It is developed with the intent to sell multiple copies
B)The company buying the software has no control over the specifications,schedule,or evolution of the software
C)The company that develops the software is not the intended audience
D)All of the choices are correct.

Question 58

Application software can be subdivided into:

A)Programming languages and markup languages.
B)Application software and system software.
C)Specialty software and regular software.
D)None of the choices is correct.

Question 59

COTS software stands for:

A)Consumer-oriented training series software.
B)Custom off-the-shelf software.
C)Concentrate on the specific software.
D)None of the choices is correct.

Question 60

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

Question 61

One disadvantage of software suites is that:

A)Users may be paying for features that they never use
B)The packages take up a lot of disk space
C)Upgrade costs are often expensive
D)All of the choices are correct.

Question 62

What is bloatware?

A)A software suite that has so many features a user can never utilize them all.
B)A software suite with so many errors that a user cannot keep track of all of them.
C)Software suites that take up massive amount of space on a hard drive.
D)Software suites that require more RAM than most computers have available.

Question 63

Which of the following are considered application software packages?

A)Word processing programs
B)Operating systems
C)System utilities
D)System development programs

Question 64

All of these statements regarding web logs or blogs are false except:

A)Blogs are websites of commercial origin
B)Each blog is a developing commentary on a particular theme that uses a dated log format
C)Blogs are declining in popularity because they are difficult to update
D)The information on a blog can only be written by the site owner

Question 65

According to the text,spreadsheet packages are used by virtually every business for _______________.

A)analysis,planning,and modeling
B)maintaining accounting records,such as a general ledger
C)keeping up-to-the-minute inventory records
D)tracking human resources

Question 66

All of the following are Web browsers for navigating the World Wide Web,except:

A)Firefox
B)Netscape Navigator
C)Mozilla
D)Windows Explorer Microsoft Explorer is a Web browser; Windows Explorer is a file management program from Microsoft.

Question 67

Custom software:

A)Is usually purchased from hackers.
B)Can be purchased at the local office supply store.
C)Is developed within an organization for use by that organization.
D)All of the choices are correct.

Question 68

According to the text,a virtual team may be located:

A)Anywhere in the world.
B)Anywhere within your firm's offices.
C)Anywhere as long as each member is in a different building.
D)Anywhere that the members can be in the same physical room.

Question 69

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,_______________.

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

Question 70

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

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 71

Groupware aids collaboration by providing users with _______________.

A)electronic mail,scheduling,and task management
B)electronic mail and spreadsheet software
C)electronic mail and word processing software
D)All of the choices are correct.

Question 72

According to the VISA International case,an analysis of VISA's systems found that:

A)VISA's systems were very cutting edge and used technology to its greatest advantage.
B)VISA's systems were very simple and open to hacking by outsiders.
C)VISA's systems were old and outdated and could not use technology to its advantage.
D)VISA's systems were unnecessarily complex and used few of the advantages of technology.

Question 73

Integrated packages:

A)Are much more powerful that software suites.
B)Are usually considered bloatware.
C)Usually contain features that have been left out of software suites.
D)Combine some of the functions of several programs into one software package.

Question 74

According to the Real Life Case,the challenge facing GE's Global Procurement Group was:

A)Accurately tracking and make sense of all of the supply chain interactions.
B)Utilizing GE's Six Sigma practices.
C)Taking advantage of GE's hefty purchasing power.
D)Keeping track of GE's 500,000 vendors.

Question 75

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

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

Question 76

All of the following are considered characteristics of a word processing package except:

A)Spell checker and thesaurus
B)Grammar and punctuation correction
C)Instant messaging
D)Web page design capability

Question 77

Which of the following,according to the text,are the basic components found in a comprehensive software suite?

A)Word processing,spreadsheet,and accounting
B)Word processing,spreadsheet,and email
C)Word processing,spreadsheet,database manager,and presentation graphics
D)Word processing,database manager,presentation graphics,and email

Question 78

Various PIMs help users do all the following except:

A)Store,organize,and retrieve information about customers and clients.
B)Schedule and manage appointments and meetings.
C)Write a computer program.
D)Read email.

Question 79

Groupware works with all the following,except:

A)Intranets.
B)Extranets.
C)Stand-alone PCs.
D)Internet-connected PCs.

Question 80

Which one of the following would typically not be accomplished with presentation graphics software?

A)Converting numerical data into graphics and displays
B)Incorporating multimedia files into presentations
C)Preparing a computerized sideshow to accompany an oral presentation
D)Preparing a text report for management