COSC 101: COMPUTER LITERACY QUIZ CHAPTER-4

Name___________________________

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1)

System so ft w ar e do es all of th e fol lo wi ng EX CE PT :

1)

______ _ A )

h h run s e e the y l st l comp p p uter. e m m re a s n o a ur g c e e s.

coordinate D)

instructions between application software and the computer's hardware devices.

add graphics 2)

and pictures to files.

Softwar e refers to a set of instructi ons that tells the comput er what to do. These instructi on sets are called:

2)

______ _ A )

devices.

B)

programs.

C)

databases.

D) p e r 3)

e r

Softwar e that lets you do tasks at home, school, and work is called:

3)

______ _ A )

system software.

B) refer ence

utility software.

D) appli cation 4 )

Microsof t Word and Writer are example s of:

4)

______ _ A )

utility software.

B) word processing

graphic software.

D) syste m software. 5 )

Softwar e you can use to create a budget is called:

5)

______ _ A )

utility software.

B) word processing

spreadsheet software.

D) graph ics software. 6 )

In a spreads heet, the columns and rows form individu al boxes called:

6)

______ _ A )

addresses.

B)

intersects.

C)

cells.

D) w o r 7)

e e

The cell address F7 indicate s that the cell:

7)

______ _ A )

cla i in a o s formul b n el a tv u involvi a s ng the al i u e value n d "F7" e sof "F a 7. "

is at row F, D)

column 7 of the worksheet.

is at row 7, 8)

column F of the worksheet.

In a spreads heet, equatio ns you build yourself using values and cell referenc es are called:

8)

______ _ A )

calculations.

B)

values.

C)

formulas.

D) fu n 9)

o n

The primary benefit of a spreads heet program is:

9)

______ _ A )

i lti t repro tpl h gram se e med w functi a p ons. or b k is lh ie tet y s in to o n e h w a or v k e b o m o u k.

its ability to D)

create charts.

its ability to 10)

automatically recalculate.

Which type of software is used to make a slide show?

10)

______ A )

spreadsheet software

B) word processing

presentation software

D) syste m software 1 1)

Present ation software includes all of the followin g features EXCEPT:

11)

______ A )

transitions.

B) them es.

animation effects.

D) form ulas. 1 2)

Which type of software is used at colleges to keep track of student records?

12)

______ A )

word processing software

B) datab ase software

system software

D) prese ntation 1 3)

Microsof t ________ is software that allows students who have tablet PCs to write their notes directly onto the tablet using it as an electron ic noteboo k.

13)

______ A )

SharePoint

B)

OneNote

C)

PowerPoint

D) N o t

o k )

Which type of software is used to keep track of appoint ments, to-do lists, and telepho ne number s?

14)

______ A )

w dbase ce ossi a softw rng t are d a sof tw p ar re o

personal D)

information manager (PIM) software

presentation 15)

software

Predesig ned forms that provide the basic structur e for a particul ar kind of docume nt are known as:

15)

______ A )

patches.

B)

macros.

C)

wizards.

D) te m l

t e )

Microsof t Office and Corel WordPer fect Office are example s of:

16)

______ A )

f re s tware rpr o suite eod f s. euc w ts. a

personal D)

information manager applications.

open source 17)

products.

Which type of software lets you dictate letters, e-mails, and voice comman ds?

17)

______ A )

speechrecognition software

B) conte nt-delivery

word processing software

D) audio editing 1 8)

An example of software that includes electron ic checkbo ok register s and automat ic bill paymen t tools is:

18)

______ A )

Intuit Quicken.

B) Micro soft Project.

Adobe Acrobat.

D) Micro soft Word. 1 9)

Multime dia software includes all of the followin g EXCEPT:

19)

______ A )

animation software.

B) audio editing

image editing software.

D) utility software. 2 0)

Adobe Premier Pro and Microsof t Movie Maker are example s of ________ software .

20)

______ A )

computeraided design

B) Web page

painting

D) digita l video editing 2 1)

CD ripping refers to:

21)

______ A )

son e ng t gs nCDs eoff c to ath o MP3 l e dform i Int i at. n er g ne t. s

erasing content on a CD. D)

creating your 22)

own CDs from your MP3 collection.

The organiza tion responsi ble for rating comput er games is the:

22)

______ A )

U.S. Gaming Commission.

B) Enter tainment

Motion Picture Rating Board.

D) Enter tainment 2

ating Board. 3)

Angel and Blackbo ard are example s of:

23)

______ A )

gaming software.

B) utility software.

course management software.

D) educ ational 2 4)

Which Microsof t program is used to create technica l drawing s, map basic block diagram s, and more?

24)

______ A )

Illustrator

B)

Excel

C)

Paintbrush

D) Vi s i )

QuickBo oks and Peachtr ee are example s of:

25)

______ A )

educational software.

B) gami ng software.

course management software.

D) busin ess 2

oftware. 6)

QuarkXP ress and Adobe InDesig n are example s of ________ software .

26)

______ A )

video editing

B) imag e editing

word processing

D) deskt op publishing 2 7)

Adobe Dreamw eaver is an example of:

27)

______ A )

educational software.

B) deskt op publishing

business accounting software.

D) Web page 2

oftware. 8)

Which type of software helps manage rs with tasks such as scheduli ng charts?

28)

______ A )

p bss na rge uacco om s untin j en i g et nsoftw csof e are t tw ar m e a

customer D)

relationship management software

enterprise 29)

resource planning software

Which type of software stores client informat ion in one central databas e for use by sales professi onals?

29)

______ A )

eresc relat n uionsh ou t rc s ip ee t mana rplao geme p m nni nt rng e softw i sof r are stw ear e

project D)

management software

business 30)

accounting software

Softwar e that does "backoffice" operatio ns and processi ng function s such as billing, producti on, inventor y manage ment, and human resourc es manage ment is called:

30)

______ A )

eresbss n uacco ou t rc s untin ee i g rplansoftw p e are. nni rng i sof stw ear e.

project D)

management software.

customer 31)

relationship management software.

GPS software allows users to:

31)

______ A )

p uDAs ine l usi s to ang e acces ypo s erta P mail. g ble aga m mi eng ssy ste oms n . l

fine-tune an D)

Internet connection.

locate 32)

restaurants, airports, and points of interest.

Comput er-aided design software is used primaril y by:

32)

______ A )

project managers to track tasks.

B) airlin e pilots to

engineers to create models.

D) game makers to 3 3)

Custom software , develop ed to address the needs of a specific compan y, is known as ________ software .

33)

______ A )

proprietary

B) copyr ighted

privately owned

D) devel opmental 3 4)

Softwar e designe d for a specific industry is known as ________ software .

34)

______ A )

general business

B) vertic al market

project management

D) multi media 3 5)

Which file format enables users to share, view, and print any file as long as they have the appropri ate plug-in installed ?

35)

______ A )

MP3

B)

DOC

C)

PDF

D) H T

P )

Webbased applicati on software is software that:

36)

______ A )

a to i ompl l cr s etely l ea on a ote s Web w t serve W seb o r pa r inste yge e ad of os. dyour u hard c drive.

is installed by the computer manufacturer. D)

does not need an Internet connection. 37)

Which of the followin g is an example of discount ed software ?

37)

______ A )

beta versions of software

B) a

software suite

educational versions of software

D) Web- based 3 8)

Which of the followin g is software that you can use for an unlimite d time at no charge?

38)

______ A )

freeware

B) alpha version

Internet-based software

D) Web- based 3 9)

Softwar e that is distribut ed for free, but often with the conditio n that you pay for it if you like and intend to use it, is called:

39)

______ A )

shareware.

B) beta version

Internet-based software.

D) freew are. 4 0)

Every software program has a set of ________ that specify the minimu m recomm ended standar ds for the operatin g system, process or, RAM, and hard drive capacity .

40)

______ A )

programming instructions

B) help

files

specifications

D) syste m 4 1)

A(n) ________ software installati on allows you to decide which features you want to install on the hard drive.

41)

______ A )

upgrade

B)

full

C)

new

D) c u

m )

When availabl e, the best way to remove an unwante d software applicati on is to:

42)

______ A )

h u appli ele i te s catio g e n's th h e unins l pr t tall i og hprogr g e am. ra h m' ts de askt n op d ico n. d

locate the D)

program's .exe file and delete it.

change the

name of the program.

1)

D 2)

B 3)

D 4)

B 5)

C 6)

C 7)

D 8)

C 9)

D 10)

C 11)

D 12)

B 13)

B 14)

C 15)

D 16)

B 17)

A 18)

A 19)

D 20)

D 21)

B 22)

B 23)

C 24)

D 25)

D 26)

D 27)

D 28)

A 29)

B 30)

A 31)

D 32)

C 33)

A 34)

B 35)

C 36)

B 37)

C 38)

A 39)

A 40)

D 41)

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