Deck 4: Computer Software

Question 1

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

Answer 1

True

Question 2

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

Answer 2

True

Question 3

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

Answer 3

False

Question 4

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 5

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

Question 6

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

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

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

Question 10

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 11

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

Question 12

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

Question 13

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

Question 14

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 15

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

Question 16

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 17

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

Question 18

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 19

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

Question 20

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

Question 21

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 22

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 23

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 24

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

Question 25

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

Question 26

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 27

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

Question 28

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

Question 29

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 30

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 31

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 32

Performance monitor programs are designed to monitor the performance and usage of computer systems in order to achieve system and data security.

Question 33

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 34

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 35

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 36

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

Question 37

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

Question 38

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 39

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

Question 40

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

Question 41

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 42

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

Question 43

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 44

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

Question 45

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

Question 46

COTS software stands for:

A) Custom off-the-shelf software
B) Commercial off-the-shelf software
C) Combined off-the-shelf software
D) Contaminated on-the-surface software

Question 47

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

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

Question 48

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 49

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

Question 50

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

A) Dell
B) Hewlett-Packard
C) Gateway
D) None of the above

Question 51

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

Question 52

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 53

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

Question 54

Software is considered the _______________ part of the computer, whereas the hardware is considered the _______________ part.

A) expensive, inexpensive
B) inexpensive, expensive
C) variable, invariable
D) invariable, variable

Question 55

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 56

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?

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

Question 57

The two general classifications of software are:

A) Systems and application
B) Programming and CASE
C) Commercial and custom
D) Programming languages and development tools

Question 58

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 59

Open source software is typically not encumbered by licensing restrictions.

Question 60

Application software can be subdivided into two categories:

A) COTS and POTS
B) First generation and second generation
C) Custom and commercial
D) General purpose and function specific

Question 61

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 62

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

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 63

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

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 64

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

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

Question 65

According to the text, which of the following is not true of integrated packages?

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

Question 66

Which of the following is not considered a system management software packages?

A) Database management
B) CASE tools
C) System utilities
D) Application servers

Question 67

Which of the following are considered application software packages?

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

Question 68

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 69

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

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

Question 70

According to the text, which of the following describes system software?

A) Used for developing new systems as required for business purposes
B) Performs information processing tasks for end users
C) Allows anyone to contribute to the development of a specific application
D) Manages and supports operations of computer systems and networks

Question 71

Which of the following are considered application specific software packages?

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

Question 72

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 73

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

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 74

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 75

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 76

According to the text, Web browsers are sometimes called the _______________.

A) HTML client
B) communication tool of the future
C) universal client
D) online collaboration client

Question 77

According to the text, e-mail:

A) Is a fad that will soon disappear
B) Will be replaced by instant messaging
C) Works best in cloud computing
D) Has changed the way people work and communicate

Question 78

One of the biggest advantages offered by software suites is that:

A) All the programs within the suite use a similar graphical user interface (GUI)
B) The packages take up a lot of disk space
C) There is a custom graphical user interface for each application in the suite
D) They cost more than the total cost of buying the individual packages separately

Question 79

According to the text, experts predict the Web browser will be the model for:

A) Internet development tools for the future
B) How most people use networked computers in the future
C) New graphical user interfaces in the future
D) Cloud computing

Question 80

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