Quiz 2

Question 1

Examples of Application Software

Answer 1

Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Presentation, Database

Question 2

Examples of System Software

Answer 2

Operating Systems, Utility Programs

Question 3

Examples of Word Processing Software

Answer 3

: MS Word, OpenOffice’s Writer

Question 4

Examples of Spreadsheet Software

Answer 4

MS Excel, OpenOffice’s Calc

Question 5

Examples of Presentation Software

Answer 5

OpenOffice’s Impress

Question 6

Examples of Database Software

Answer 6

MS Access, OpenOffice’s Base, Oracle, MySQL

Question 7

Examples of Open Source Software

Answer 7

OpenOffice, Ubuntu

Question 8

Examples of Proprietary Software

Answer 8

Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Apple iWork

Question 9

Examples of Web-Based Productivity Software Suites

Answer 9

Microsoft Office 365, Google Docs, Zoho, ThinkFree

Question 10

Open Source Software

Answer 10

Allowing community users to continue making changes to the software

Question 11

Template

Answer 11

: Providing basic structure for a particular kind of document, spreadsheet, or presentation

Question 12

Macro

Answer 12

Automating a routine task or a complex series of commands that must be run frequently

: A small program that groups a series of commands so that they will run as a single command

Question 13

Cloud Computing

Answer 13

Allowing user to access and manipulate files and applications from any device connected to the Internet

Question 14

GNU GPL

Answer 14

An example of software license

Question 15

Examples of Productivity Software

Answer 15

Word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, database, personal information management programs

Question 16

Software Suite

Answer 16

A collection of programs that have been bundled together as a package

Question 17

Application Software

Answer 17

It is used to help user perform his tasks at home, school, and work

Question 18

System Software

Answer 18

: It helps run the computer and coordinate instructions between application software and the computers hard drive

Question 19

Proprietary Software

Answer 19

Software that you must buy because it is owned by individual or company

Question 20

Open Source Software

Answer 20

Free software that is available with few licensing and copyright restrictions

Question 21

SaaS

Answer 21

: Vendor hosts the software online and user accesses and uses the software over the Internet

Question 22

Spreadsheet Software

Answer 22

It is specially designed to help users make calculations and perform numerical analyses

Question 23

Database Software

Answer 23

: It is specially designed to help users store and organize data

Question 24

Wizard:

Answer 24

MS Office feature that walks user through the steps necessary to complete a complicated task

Question 25

Cloud Computing

Answer 25

Storing data, files, and applications on the web

Question 26

Beta Version

Answer 26

: Software that is still under development

Question 27

Software License

Answer 27

An agreement between user and the software company that must be made before installing the software

Question 28

Full Installation

Answer 28

Coping most commonly used files and programs from the distribution disc or site to a computers hard drive

Question 29

Custom Installation

Answer 29

Allowing user to decide which features of the software he wants to install in a computers hard drive

Question 30

System Requirements

Answer 30

: Specifying the minimum recommended standards for the operating systems, processor, primary memory (RAM)

Question 31

Operating System

Answer 31

The most essential software in your computer system Hierarchical structure composed of drives, libraries, folders, subfolders and files

Question 32

User Interface

Answer 32

The desktop, icons and menus that let you communicate with your computer

Question 33

Utility Program

Answer 33

Is a small program that performs general housekeeping tasks for your computer

Question 34

Unix

Answer 34

- Operating system used primarily with mainframes as a network operating system

Question 35

Device Driver

Answer 35

Facilitates communication between the deice and the operating system

Question 36

BIOS-

Answer 36

Stores on a read only memory (ROM) chip on the motherboard First step in the boot process is to activate this (manages the exchange of data between the OS and all of the input output devices)

Question 37

ROM

Answer 37

- Data stored here is permanent and not erased when power it off

Question 38

Directory

Answer 38

Hierarchical structure composed of drives, libraries, folders, subfolders and files

Question 39

Bugs

Answer 39

Flaw or errors in computer software

Question 40

File Compression

Answer 40

A type of utility program

Question 41

File Management

Answer 41

Enabled by the OS, provides an organizational structure to computers contents

Question 42

Root Directory

Answer 42

C drive is the top of the filing structure or the computer

Question 43

System Restore

Answer 43

Rolls back your system settings to a specific date when everything worked

Question 44

Disk Defragmenter-

Answer 44

Windows utility programs arranges pieces of files on your hard drive in sequential order

Question 45

File Path

Answer 45

Location of a file starting with drive, folder, subfolders, file name and e extension

Question 46

GUI

Answer 46

Graphical User Interface

Question 47

OS X

Answer 47

Mac operating system

Question 48

Linux

Answer 48

Open Source OS designed for PCs and as a Network Operating System

Question 49

PnP (Plug and Play

Answer 49

Software and hardware standard design to facilitate the installation of new hardware in PCs

Question 50

Boot Process

Answer 50

Steps to turn on the computer

Question 51

File

Answer 51

A collection of program instructions or data that is stored and treated as a single unit

Question 52

Folder

Answer 52

Collection of files

Question 53

File Extension

Answer 53

- Identifies what kind of family of files the files belongs to or application used to read it