Question 1

A three letter suffix that is appended to a file to indicate the kind of information the file contains is file ____________________.

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Question 2

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of spreadsheet software as number crunching software.

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Question 3

In a database, the functions you can do to information are to enter, organize, update, report and ____________________.

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Question 4

To steal passwords a Trojan horse uses a ____________________.

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Question 5

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                        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.

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Question 6

There are two categories of software: public domain and ____________________.

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Question 7

The key ingredients necessary to install new software that contains the programs and data are the ____________________.

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Question 8

A collection of software applications sold as a single package is called a software ____________________.

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Question 9

A small section of program code that replaces part of your existing installed software is a ____________________.

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Question 10

The type of threat that is used to describe malware that combines more than one type of malicious program is ____________________.

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Question 11

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

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Question 12

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

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Question 13

A database that keeps track of your computer's peripheral devices, software, preferences, and settings is the Windows ____________________.

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Question 14

What are some of the motivations behind malware and security breaches?

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Question 15

Computers that are infected by a bot can be linked into a ____________________.

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Question 16

A font size is measured as ____________________.

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Question 17

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

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Question 18

The process that places a program into a computer so that it can be run or executed is called software ____________________.

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Question 19

A type of software that makes uncompiled program instructions - the source code - available to programmers is called open ____________________.

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Quiz 3: Computer Software