73.
(p. 136)
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, _______________.
74.
According to the text, Web browsers are sometimes called the _______________.
75.
According to the text, which of the following is true of integrated packages?
76.
According to the text, which of the following is not true of integrated packages?
77.
According to the text, experts predict the Web browser will be the model for:
78.
According to the text, e-mail:
79.
All of these statements regarding web logs or blogs are false except:
80.
All of the following are considered characteristics of a word processing package except:
81.
All of the following are considered characteristics of a desktop publishing package except:
82.
(p. 139)
According to the text, spreadsheet packages are used by virtually every business for
_______________.
83.
When using a spreadsheet package to answer “what if” questions, the user must change:
84.
(p. 140)
Which one of the following would typically not be accomplished with presentation graphics software?
85.
Presentation graphics have become more powerful in recent years and can now:
86.
Groupware aids collaboration by providing users with _______________.
87.
Groupware is best described as a(n) _______________ program.
88.
Cloud computing is best described as:
89.
Cloud computing is not:
90.
When a company purchases software, it has:
91.
System management programs:
92.
(p. 147)
Which of the following is a basic function that an operating system performs in the operation of a
computer system?
93.
The user interface function of an operating system typically:
94.
Which of the following is the most popular type of user interface?
95.
Which statement best describes open source software?
96.
Open-source licensing is defined by all of the following except:
97.
According to the text, Linux’ popularity is due to all the following except:
98.
Machine languages are _______________.
99.
The text outlines four levels of languages that allow a programmer to develop the sets of instructions
100.
Which of the following characteristics does a high-level language possess?
101.
Which of the following is not considered a high-level language?
102.
(p. 159)
Fifth generation languages, which are designed to be as much as possible like spoken languages, are
referred to as _______________ languages.
103.
Object-oriented programming languages:
104.
_______________ is a major benefit of object-oriented programming.
105.
(p. 161)
All of the following are popular programming languages for developing multimedia web pages,
websites, and web-based applications except:
106.
The acronym HTML stands for:
107.
Which of the following statements is applicable to the Java programming language?
.
108.
(p. 153)
Linux, the most talked-about open-source product today, is a totally reengineered version of the
_______________ operating system.
109.
(p. 130)
Because general purpose application programs, such as those for word processing and database
management, significantly increase the productivity of end users, they are sometimes known as
_______________ packages.
110.
COTS is an acronym for _______________ off-the-shelf software.
111.
(p. 135)
Microsoft Office and Corel WordPerfect Office are examples of a combination of individual software
packages that share a common graphical user interface and are designed for easy transfer of data
between applications. Collectively, this software is referred to as a software _______________.
112.
(p. 136)
Because of limited functionality, _______________ packages require less disk space than software
suites, even though they also offer word processing, spreadsheet, and other general-purpose
applications.
113.
(p. 136)
Browsers are sometimes called the _______________ client. That is, the software component installed
on all of the networked computing and communications devices of the clients (users) throughout an
enterprise.
114.
(p. 137)
_______________ allows groups of business professionals to send and receive electronic messages
instantly. Thus, they can communicate and collaborate in real time in a near conversational mode.
115.
(p. 138)
_______________ packages have computerized the creation, editing, and printing of documents by
electronically processing text data.
116.
(p. 139)
End users and organizations can use _______________ software to produce their own printed
materials that look professionally published.
117.
(p. 139)
When an end user wants to analyze numerical data by applying formulas and then graphing the results,
_______________ packages are the correct choice of software.
118.
(p. 140)
Presentation graphics packages help users convert _______________ data into graphics displays, such
as line charts, bar charts, pie charts, and other types of graphics that can help users prepare multimedia
presentations.
119.
(p. 141)
_______________ software helps end users store, organize, and retrieve information about customers,
clients, and prospects. It also helps them schedule and manage appointments, meetings, and tasks, thus
enhancing productivity and collaboration.
120.
(p. 141)
_______________ is software used to support and enhance communication, coordination, and
collaboration among networked teams and workgroups. It generally includes software tools for
electronic communications, electronic conferencing, and cooperative work management.
121.
(p. 147)
The primary purpose of an operating system is to maximize the _______________ of a computer
system by operating it in the most efficient manner.
122.
(p. 147)
_______________ software consists of programs that manage and support a computer system and its
information processing activities.
123.
(p. 147)
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.
124.
(p. 147)
The trend in user interfaces is toward an easy-to-use, _______________ user interface, which uses
icons, bars, buttons, boxes, and other images.
125.
Three main types of user interfaces are __________-driven, menu-driven, and graphical.
126.
(p. 150)
A computer equipped with _______________ memory capability can process larger programs and
greater amounts of data than the capacity of its memory circuits would normally allow.
127.
(p. 150)
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.
128.
(p. 151)
An example of _______________ is a computer that appears to perform several computing tasks in a
seemingly simultaneous fashion.
129.
(p. 153-
To be considered open-source software, the program must allow distribution in source code as well as
in ____________ form.
130.
(p. 157)
_______________ is software that helps diverse software applications and networked computer
systems exchange data and work together more efficiently.
131.
(p. 157)
_______________ language is considered the most basic level of programming languages and
involves the difficult task of writing instructions in the form of strings of binary digits.
132.
(p. 161)
_______________ is a page description language that creates hypertext or hypermedia documents.
The language is an important tool for developing multimedia web pages, websites, and web-based
applications.
133.
(p. 164)
_______________ is an object-oriented programming language defined for programming real-time,
interactive web-based applications in the form of applets.
134.
(p. 165)
The term _______________ is commonly used to describe the Web-based business and computing
functions or services accomplished by Web services software technologies and standards.
135.
(p. 165-
The __________ language is one of the key technologies that enable Web services to make
applications work between different computing platforms.
136.
UDDI, an acronym for a Web-based technical standard, stands for ____________________.
137.
(p. 166)
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) is used to link _______________ running on different
computer platforms.
138.
(p. 167)
Most software development programs now include powerful graphics-oriented programming editors
and _______________.
139.
(p. 153)
At the simplest level, open source refer to software that is delivered with unrestricted access to its
_______________.
ch4 Summary
Category # of Questions
AACSB: Technology 139
Blooms: Knowledge 139
Difficulty: Easy 34
Difficulty: Hard 39
Difficulty: Medium 66
Learning Objective: 1 10
Learning Objective: 2 42
Learning Objective: 3 43
Learning Objective: 4 11
Learning Objective: 5 33
OBrien – Chapter 04 139